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AFC 105 - Keynes vs. Steven PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyreke Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jr Seau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyreke Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jr Seau!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Seau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Seau. No joy for Evans on that attempt.
Seau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Seau closes the distance and pushes Evans back into the cage.
Seau tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
Seau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Evans tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seau smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyreke Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Evans throws a predictable looking body shot
and Seau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Seau counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seau counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Seau sitting in guard here, content to control.
Seau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seau gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Evans misses with a combination
and Seau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Evans's knee momentarily.
Evans fails with the takedown
and Seau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seau counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans misses with a jab to the body
and Seau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tyreke Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seau doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Seau is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Evans fails with the takedown
and Seau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Seau.
Seau scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Seau lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Evans with a poor takedown
and Seau counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Seau controls the pace.
Seau working some strikes from top position.
Seau wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Seau content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seau decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Evans, up you get!
Seau darts in and clinches Evans up against the cage.
Seau breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seau counters with a two punch combo.
Seau tries to clinch up.
Seau works over Evans's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jr Seau 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.
Evans misses with a takedown
and Seau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans throws a predictable looking body shot
and Seau counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Seau sitting in guard here, content to control.
Evans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seau looking to pass the guard.
Seau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seau passes Evans's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Seau seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Seau seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Seau seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Seau not doing much here.
Let's hope that Seau has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Seau is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jr Seau just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evans, pushing him back against the cage.
Evans can't get the takedown.
Seau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans misses with a jab to the body
and Seau counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Evans is looking to control Seau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evans avoid being mounted?
Seau tries to stand and escape but Evans is controlling the position.
Seau moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Evans.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Seau drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Seau is trying to control the action in half guard but Evans is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Seau postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Evans to stand up.
Evans with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seau counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyreke Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Seau trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jr Seau 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Evans misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seau counters with a two punch combo.
Evans misses with a body shot
and Seau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Seau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seau tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
The crowd cheers as Seau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Evans doesn't seem phased though.
Seau has taken the fight to the clinch.
Evans tries to break the clinch but Seau is controlling the position.
Seau lands a damaging elbow.
Seau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seau has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Seau's legs - danger averted.
Evans slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seau tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Seau tries to kick Evans off but Evans keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Evans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seau defending well though.
Seau gets back to full guard.
Seau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Evans drops back looking for a leg! Seau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Seau manages to kick Evans off! Evans jumps back into Seau's guard.
Evans postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Seau is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Evans, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Seau pushing down on Evans's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Seau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evans defending well though.
Evans tries to roll over but Seau keeps him under control.
Seau looks to land a strike but Evans avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working an open guard so Seau takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Evans misses with a jab to the body
and Seau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Seau.
Seau manages to break the clinch.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seau counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seau.
Evans doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Seau breaks from the clinch.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seau counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyreke Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seau scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Seau takes the fight into the clinch.
Seau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seau counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seau wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jr Seau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jr Seau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Fisheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Fisheart has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
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Good kicks
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Fisheart!
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, Cameron Williams!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fisheart manages to avoid it.
Fisheart moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Fisheart throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fisheart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams cracks Fisheart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Fisheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick from Fisheart lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
It looks like Cameron Williams has been cut.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisheart.
Williams tries to bum rush Fisheart with a series of wild strikes but Fisheart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Fisheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fisheart lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Fisheart scores with a head kick.
Fisheart slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fisheart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fisheart lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fisheart's hands.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Fisheart.
Cameron Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisheart misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisheart slips under a jab from Williams.
Fisheart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams slips under a jab.
Fisheart scores with a push kick.
A jab from Williams misses.
Fisheart throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters circling a little - Fisheart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fisheart.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Fisheart counters with a solid body kick.
Williams looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to bum rush Fisheart with a series of wild strikes but Fisheart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fisheart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Fisheart throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fisheart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisheart throws a nice head kick!
Williams throws a hook but Fisheart blocks it.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Fisheart's shoulder, as Fisheart tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisheart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fisheart lands with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fisheart - that will leave a mark!
Fisheart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That has opened up Cameron Williams's cut even more.
Williams throws a hook but Fisheart avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fisheart!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisheart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fisheart. That's going to slow Williams down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fisheart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Fisheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fisheart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Fisheart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fisheart.
Fisheart moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisheart.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fisheart.
Fisheart connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fisheart circles away quickly and effectively.
Fisheart has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fisheart ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fisheart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams is rocked!
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Fisheart needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Williams just on the top of the head. Williams drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Williams - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leo Fisheart!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Satriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satriani is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Memories Guetta. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Carver!
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, Tom Satriani!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satriani moves out of range of the leg kick from Carver.
Carver throws a jab but it's blocked by Satriani.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Satriani doesn't seem bothered though.
Satriani ducks right into an uppercut from Carver.
Carver sizes up Satriani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carver lands with a right hand.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Satriani moves away and avoids it.
Carver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab lands there for Carver.
Satriani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carver finds it's way round the side to connect with Satriani's head.
Satriani staying out of range there.
Satriani lands with a cross.
Carver tries to work over Satriani's front leg with a kick but Satriani checks it.
Carver lands with an uppercut that bounces Satriani off the cage and back into rage.
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!
Satriani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satriani takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Tom Satriani has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver cracks Satriani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carver scores with a decent looking hook.
Carver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Satriani's head.
Carver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Satriani moves away and avoids it.
Carver tries to land a leg kick but Satriani saw it coming and moves away.
Carver connects with a crisp jab.
Satriani shoots in for a double leg but Carver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carver, as that shot connected.
Carver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brian Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver misses with a few strikes there.
Carver lands a jab.
Carver throws a nice looking combination but Satriani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Satriani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satriani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carver was well out of range. Poor timing from Satriani.
Satriani ducks right into an uppercut from Carver.
Carver misses with a wild combination.
Satriani loads up on a big right hand but Carver slips the punch.
Satriani takes a swing at Carver's ribcage but misses.
Satriani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satriani shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satriani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Satriani shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carver defends it nicely.
Satriani has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Satriani moves away from the strike by Carver.
Carver just misses with a punch to the body.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carver throws out a powerful jab.
Carver scores with a jab.
Carver fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Satriani checks it well.
Satriani misses with a looping left.
Satriani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Satriani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carver misses with a body punch
and Satriani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Carver as he connects with a hook.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Satriani moves away and avoids it.
Carver lands a nice hook to Satriani's body. Satriani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Satriani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satriani.
Satriani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brian Carver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Satriani.
Satriani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carver looks to land a combination. Satriani sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carver with a hook.
Carver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brian Carver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satriani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carver as he jumps to the side.
Satriani looks gassed!
Carver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Satriani tries to clinch there but Carver circles away.
A jab lands there for Carver.
Carver throws a series of punches but Satriani moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Carver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Satriani's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
Carver connects with a right hand. Satriani shakes it off.
Carver misses with a few strikes there.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Satriani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver scores with a punch to the head.
Satriani takes one to the chin there.
Nice takedown defense from Carver. No joy for Satriani on that attempt.
Carver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Satriani is trying desperately to land a takedown but Carver is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Satriani.
Carver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Satriani scores with the left hand. Carver knows he should have avoided that one.
Satriani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Satriani ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Carver throws a right and a left that Satriani avoids nicely.
Satriani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Carver misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver throws a looping overhand right but Satriani ducks down to avoid it.
Carver tests Satriani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Satriani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satriani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carver was well out of range. Poor timing from Satriani.
Carver thuds a left hand into Satriani's body.
Brian Carver is winning the standup battle so far.
Carver misses with a hook. Satriani ducked under it nicely.
Carver scores with a sloppy right hand. Satriani should have avoided that one.
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Satriani missing with a left hand there. Carver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Carver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carver.
Carver throws a right and a left that Satriani avoids nicely.
Carver lands with a nice body punch.
Carver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Satriani walks into a straight right hand from Carver.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Satriani might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carver has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carver punishes Satriani's body with a nice straight punch.
Satriani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Satriani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satriani can do to turn this around?
Satriani tries for a takedown but Carver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carver misses with the combination.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satriani manages to avoid it.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satriani circles away quickly and effectively.
Carver cracks Satriani with an open hand slap.
Carver looks to land a left hand but Satriani moved out of range nicely.
Satriani misses with a hook. Carver ducked under it nicely.
Carver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carver displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver with a nice cross.
Satriani misses with a wild body shot.
Carver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carver lands an overhand right.
Satriani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carver is looking to land body kicks.
Carver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Satriani stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Satriani tries to clinch but Carver moves out of range.
Carver lands a nice hook to Satriani's body. Satriani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Satriani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carver throws a sloppy head kick and Satriani moves out of range easily.
Carver digs a good hook to Satriani's body.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satriani manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Carver swings for the body but Satriani moves out of range.
Carver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Satriani throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.
Satriani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carver misses with the combination.
Satriani misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satriani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Satriani tries to clinch there but Carver circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Carver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Satriani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carver avoids the body shot from Satriani.
Carver closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Satriani.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satriani.
Carver takes a swing at Satriani's ribcage but misses.
Satriani scores with a takedown into Carver's guard.
Carver keeping full guard, as Satriani tries to pass.
Carver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Satriani is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Satriani drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Carver manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Satriani has Carver in his guard.
Satriani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carver stays in close to Satriani's body and controls the position.
Satriani looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Satriani wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Carver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Satriani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Satriani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satriani is looking to clinch but Carver is avoiding it.
Carver lands a slapping body shot.
Satriani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Satriani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carver was well out of range. Poor timing from Satriani.
Carver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver with a hook.
Satriani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Carver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Satriani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satriani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carver was well out of range. Poor timing from Satriani.
Carver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Satriani.
Satriani misses with a hook.
Satriani moves away from the strike by Carver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satriani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carver.
Carver connects with a nice looking jab.
Satriani tries to clinch there but Carver circles away.
Carver connects with the punch.
Brian Carver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Satriani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carver stuns Satriani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tom Satriani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Carver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Satriani doesn't seem phased though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carver, as that shot connected.
Carver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satriani.
Carver throws a one two combo.
Satriani instigates a clinch.
Carver breaks the clinch.
Carver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Satriani doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Carver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Carver!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sid Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Tanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
142 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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26
137 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sid Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tre Tanks!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Thunder. Beautiful body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tanks.
Thunder throws a head kick but Tanks moves out of range.
Tanks shoots in for a double leg but Thunder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tanks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thunder's waist but Thunder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanks off to one side.
Sid Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Tanks.
Tanks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tanks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thunder as he jumps to the side.
Thunder shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tanks is trying to defend but Thunder finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thunder controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tanks tries to get to full guard but Thunder has control of the leg.
Tanks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tanks tries to get to full guard but Thunder has control of the leg.
Thunder stalling.
Tanks is trying to get back to full guard.
Thunder slows the pace down in half guard.
Tanks is looking to control Thunder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tanks avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanks tries to roll over but Thunder keeps him under control.
Thunder controlling the action here.
Tanks gets full guard.
Tanks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thunder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thunder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thunder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thunder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thunder wants to control from the top but Tanks keeps moving.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sid Thunder just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tanks has his takedown stuffed
and Thunder counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thunder controlling the action here.
Tanks is trying to maintain the position but Thunder is very close to passing his half guard.
Thunder content to control rather than advance.
Thunder wants to control but Tanks is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Thunder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tanks blocks the body kick.
Tanks shoots and misses
and Thunder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tanks's knee momentarily.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
Tanks fails with the takedown
and Thunder counters with a left to the body.
Tanks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thunder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sid Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Tanks.
Tanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tre Tanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Tre Tanks has been cut.
Tanks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thunder counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tanks is breathing heavily.
Tanks misses with a takedown attempt
and Thunder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tanks won't be happy with that.
Thunder working the head and body with strikes.
Thunder is putting a hurting on Tanks here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thunder is looking to take a break and control but Tanks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunder lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunder controls the position.
Thunder wants to control but Tanks is keeping him busy.
Thunder works to advance to full mount. Tanks defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thunder is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tanks is squirming around, avoiding Thunder's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sid Thunder just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tanks misses with a takedown
and Thunder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tanks with a poor takedown
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab, jab by Thunder - just one landing.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tanks's calf.
Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanks has his takedown stuffed
and Thunder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tanks is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thunder is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tanks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Thunder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanks doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanks. That did some damage!
Tanks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunder. That one must have hurt.
Thunder throws a nice head kick!
That has opened up Tre Tanks's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thunder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Thunder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tre Tanks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Tanks misses with a takedown
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thunder scores with a hook to the body. Tanks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Thunder.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanks is just out of range.
Tanks tries for a takedown but Thunder circles away easily
and Thunder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sid Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunder lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanks blocks a head kick by Thunder.
Tanks shoots and misses
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sid Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Tanks.
Tanks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tanks tries for a takedown but Thunder circles away easily
and Thunder counters with a thumping low kick.
Sid Thunder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunder throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jab, jab by Thunder - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanks fails with the takedown
and Thunder counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thunder cracks a nice hook into Tanks's ribs.
Thunder shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thunder controlling the action here.
Sid Thunder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder wants to take a breather but Tanks is having none of it.
Sid Thunder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanks trying to get back to full guard but Thunder takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Thunder prevents Tanks from getting the reversal.
Thunder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thunder is working for a guillotine from mount but Tanks frees his head quite easily.
Thunder content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thunder landing punches.
Tre Tanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanks is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thunder landing strikes from the mount.
Thunder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thunder tries to control but Tanks wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thunder 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Thunder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish MacNab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Zhirkov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
135 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Zhirkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamish MacNab!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirkov misses the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zhirkov is defended easily by MacNab.
Zhirkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
MacNab loads up on a big right hand but Zhirkov slips the punch.
MacNab scores with a sloppy right hand. Zhirkov should have avoided that one.
Zhirkov looks to score with a jab to the body but MacNab is just out of range.
MacNab has managed to clinch.
Zhirkov is struggling to control the position.
Zhirkov misses with a punch on the inside.
MacNab is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhirkov is defending well for now.
MacNab lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Robert Zhirkov has been cut.
MacNab tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhirkov avoids it.
Zhirkov trying to stall but MacNab improves his position.
MacNab lands an elbow inside that Zhirkov shrugs off.
MacNab is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhirkov is defending well for now.
Zhirkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
MacNab comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zhirkov has had enough of the clinch but MacNab keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MacNab lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zhirkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhirkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Zhirkov drops down looking for an ankle pick but MacNab pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zhirkov avoids the body shot from MacNab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhirkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacNab tries to avoid it but Zhirkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacNab to the ground. MacNab escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Zhirkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhirkov throws out a loose jab but MacNab uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacNab moves in looking to clinch but Zhirkov pushes him off.
MacNab throws a shot from downtown. Zhirkov moves away and avoids it.
MacNab missing with a left hand there. Zhirkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacNab clinches with his opponent.
Zhirkov can't break the clinch.
Zhirkov can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MacNab.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhirkov.
Zhirkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacNab.
Zhirkov avoiding damage as MacNab throws knees to the body.
MacNab pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MacNab utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
MacNab comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MacNab lands an elbow inside that Zhirkov shrugs off.
Zhirkov avoiding damage as MacNab throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov wants to get back to striking at distance but MacNab won't allow it.
Zhirkov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics MacNab uses from the top position.
MacNab stands up from Zhirkov's guard - MacNab perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zhirkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhirkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Zhirkov misses.
Zhirkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacNab throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacNab avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zhirkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
MacNab misses the jab.
Zhirkov misses with a straight left.
Zhirkov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNab. Zhirkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robert Zhirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhirkov misses the target.
Good shot there by MacNab.
Zhirkov shoots in for a takedown but MacNab shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamish MacNab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhirkov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A cross from Zhirkov lands.
Zhirkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacNab tries to avoid it but Zhirkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacNab to the ground. MacNab escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zhirkov throws a lazy right hand but MacNab sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacNab takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zhirkov thuds a left hand into MacNab's body.
MacNab ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhirkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
MacNab slaps away a takedown attempt from Zhirkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
MacNab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhirkov looks to land a right hand but MacNab moved out of range.
Zhirkov misses with a hook to the body
and MacNab counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MacNab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov throws a head punch that misses.
Zhirkov working hard to break the clinch.
Zhirkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MacNab obliges.
Zhirkov is breathing heavily.
Zhirkov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacNab.
Zhirkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Zhirkov can't break the clinch.
MacNab comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from MacNab.
MacNab lands a damaging elbow.
Zhirkov is rocked!
MacNab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhirkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Zhirkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacNab lands an elbow inside.
MacNab landing knees to the body.
Zhirkov seems to have got his legs back now.
MacNab lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zhirkov stalling the fight.
MacNab keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zhirkov's efforts to push away.
Zhirkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacNab gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robert Zhirkov's cut is getting worse.
MacNab lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
MacNab trying to land knees to the body.
Zhirkov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. MacNab fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zhirkov missing with a left hand there. MacNab was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish MacNab dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Zhirkov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacNab takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zhirkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacNab counters by moving into the clinch.
MacNab gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zhirkov is trying to break the clinch but MacNab has him pressed against the cage.
MacNab lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from MacNab.
Nice elbow from MacNab.
Zhirkov jumps guard but MacNab stands there with Zhirkov around his waist. Zhirkov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zhirkov jumps guard but MacNab stands there with Zhirkov around his waist. Zhirkov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Zhirkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhirkov is trying to break the clinch but MacNab has him pressed against the cage.
Zhirkov tries to pull guard but MacNab won't allow it.
MacNab misses with an elbow over the top.
Zhirkov throws a head punch that misses.
Zhirkov wants to get back to striking at distance but MacNab won't allow it.
MacNab lands an elbow inside.
MacNab lands an elbow that stopped Zhirkov in his tracks for a moment.
MacNab lands an elbow inside that Zhirkov shrugs off.
Zhirkov wants to break free but MacNab has control.
Zhirkov is trying to stall.
Zhirkov tries to pull guard but MacNab holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhirkov drops back down to his feet.
MacNab keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zhirkov's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirkov tries to score a body lock takedown but MacNab shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zhirkov is trying to drag MacNab to the mat but MacNab just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
MacNab crunches a lovely knee into Zhirkov's ribcage.
MacNab landing knees to the body.
Zhirkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from MacNab.
Nice elbow from MacNab.
MacNab lands an elbow inside that Zhirkov shrugs off.
Zhirkov is trying to drag MacNab to the mat but MacNab just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MacNab obliges.
MacNab lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robert Zhirkov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
MacNab lands a nice elbow.
Zhirkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
MacNab scores a nice knee to the body.
MacNab lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
MacNab unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhirkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacNab lands an elbow that stopped Zhirkov in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Robert Zhirkov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
MacNab using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
MacNab scores a nice knee to the body.
MacNab lands a nice elbow.
MacNab lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNab utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zhirkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zhirkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robert Zhirkov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hamish MacNab!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Merengue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merengue comes to the cage accompanied by Flood of Red - Dont Sleep, Swim.. Mike Merengue could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Masterson's chin.
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191 lbs
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Merengue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson avoids the head kick by Merengue.
Mike Merengue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merengue thows a body kick. Masterson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Merengue throws a push kick but Masterson slaps the foot to one side.
Merengue blocks a jab.
Merengue throws a low kick but it's checked well by Masterson.
Merengue connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Merengue scores with a nice body kick.
Masterson looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Merengue.
Merengue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masterson's sensitive parts.
Merengue lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merengue tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Masterson is able to avoid easily.
Merengue scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Merengue throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like James Masterson has been cut.
Merengue lands a big head kick that sends Masterson tumbling to the mat! Merengue takes a step backwards and waves Masterson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Masterson is rocked!
Merengue lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Masterson crumples to the floor! Merengue milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Merengue!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drysdale's entrance music is Ignorant Shit . A fine choice. Dixon has chosen It's A Fight by Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Drysdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mason Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Dixon. No joy for Drysdale on that attempt.
Roberto Drysdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drysdale tries to clinch up.
Drysdale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dixon sprawls well. Dixon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drysdale gets slowly back to his feet.
Drysdale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Drysdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Drysdale or perhaps it was just good defense by Dixon which made him look bad.
Dixon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drysdale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drysdale is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dixon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drysdale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drysdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drysdale.
Drysdale clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dixon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Drysdale is breathing heavily.
Drysdale is trying to drag Dixon to the mat but Dixon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drysdale tries to throw a body punch but Dixon avoids it by throwing Drysdale back against the cage.
Drysdale tries to pull guard but Dixon holds him up against the cage and eventually Drysdale drops back down to his feet.
Dixon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drysdale.
Dixon successfully pulls guard.
Dixon 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dixon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drysdale is one step ahead there.
Dixon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dixon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drysdale defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drysdale jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dixon wants to sweep here but Drysdale controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drysdale closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dixon to the mat! Dixon manages to get full guard.
Drysdale drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drysdale jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drysdale wants to pass the guard but Dixon is keeping the position.
Drysdale is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dixon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drysdale won't allow Dixon to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dixon is keeping the position for now.
Drysdale thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Drysdale will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dixon looking for a guillotine here but Drysdale defends easily.
Drysdale thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dixon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dixon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drysdale is controlling him.
Dixon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drysdale really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drysdale is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dixon looking to control.
Dixon working for a triangle but Drysdale defends it easily.
Drysdale has gone for a leg lock! Dixon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drysdale's guard.
Dixon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dixon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drysdale looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drysdale can't keep his opponent in guard - Dixon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Dixon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drysdale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dixon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drysdale.
Drysdale shoots in and drives through. Dixon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Drysdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drysdale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dixon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dixon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Drysdale manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dixon passes Drysdale's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Drysdale won't allow Dixon to pass to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dixon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dixon stands up out of the half guard.
Drysdale tries for a takedown but Dixon circles away easily
and Dixon counters with a three punch combo that has Drysdale backing up. Drysdale nods at Dixon to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale clinches but Dixon breaks the clinch
and Dixon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dixon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dixon seems to be looking for submissions.
Dixon seems to be working for a kimura but Drysdale defends the submission attempt.
Dixon wants to control but Drysdale is keeping him busy.
Drysdale looking for submissions off his back.
Drysdale is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dixon pulls his head out easily.
Dixon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drysdale with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon thuds his right hand into Drysdale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drysdale checks the leg kick.
Drysdale misses with a takedown attempt
and Dixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dixon connects with a body shot.
Drysdale with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dixon counters with a two punch combo.
Dixon scores with the left hand. Drysdale knows he should have avoided that one.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drysdale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dixon throws a shot to the body.
Drysdale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dixon connects with a looping right hand.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dixon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Drysdale is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mason Dixon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Fresco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix has chosen A Little Respect as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Fresco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques St Croix!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Croix.
St Croix explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St Croix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fresco.
Fresco misses with a two punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Croix.
St Croix moves into the clinch successfully.
Fresco goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Croix prevents it.
Fresco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Croix is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Fresco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Croix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Croix pushes Fresco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from St Croix on the inside.
St Croix has Fresco pressed against the cage, preventing Fresco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Croix misses with a knee to the head.
Fresco swings wildly with an uppercut but St Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Croix cracks Fresco with a nice body shot.
St Croix has Fresco pressed against the cage, preventing Fresco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Croix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fresco or not.
Nice body punch from St Croix.
Fresco is breathing heavily.
St Croix pushes Fresco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix misses with a knee strike.
St Croix throws an elbow that misses.
St Croix connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fresco's face.
St Croix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fresco is defending well for now.
Fresco drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Croix pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fresco avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Croix throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Croix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fresco. That did some damage!
Fresco shoots for a double leg takedown but St Croix sprawls well. He's pushed Fresco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fresco moves forwards but St Croix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Croix doesn't manage to clinch there - Fresco circles away.
Fresco swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Croix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Croix scoring well with a low kick there.
Fresco blocks a head kick by St Croix.
Fresco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jacques Fresco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix lands a head shot.
It looks like Jacques Fresco has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fresco avoids the head kick by St Croix.
St Croix goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fresco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for St Croix.
St Croix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Croix lands with a nice body punch.
St Croix is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fresco rather than just go for the knockout.
St Croix closes the distance and clinches.
Fresco avoids the elbow strike from St Croix, against the cage.
Fresco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Croix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from St Croix.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Croix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Croix.
St Croix lands a nice shot to the body.
St Croix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fresco managing to block the knees to the body from St Croix.
A short left from St Croix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix scores with a shot to the side of Fresco's head.
St Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for St Croix.
A right hook to the body lands for St Croix.
Fresco is working for takedown but St Croix is calmly controlling the position for now.
St Croix lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Croix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fresco backwards.
St Croix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fresco or not.
St Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Croix digs a right hand underneath Fresco's ribcage. Fresco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Croix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from St Croix.
St Croix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fresco backwards.
Fresco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from St Croix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fresco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Croix.
St Croix lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Croix lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix lands with a right to the head.
St Croix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fresco.
St Croix scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Croix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Croix prevents a body shot from Fresco.
St Croix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Croix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Croix lands a shoulder strike.
St Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Croix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Croix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fresco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Croix has him pressed against the cage.
Fresco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fresco is working for takedown but St Croix is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from St Croix on the inside.
St Croix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fresco.
St Croix lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from St Croix - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques St Croix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Fresco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
St Croix throws a sloppy head kick and Fresco moves out of range easily.
St Croix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fresco was well out of range. Poor timing from St Croix.
Fresco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fresco misses with a hook to the body
and St Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fresco's knee momentarily.
Nice shot lands for St Croix.
St Croix has closed the distance and engaged Fresco in a clinch.
St Croix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fresco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fresco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Croix.
A body shot lands from St Croix.
A left hand lands to the body for Fresco.
St Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
Fresco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Croix prevents Fresco from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from St Croix.
St Croix lands with a right to the head.
Jacques St Croix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fresco tries to break free but St Croix pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fresco avoids the elbow strike from St Croix, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for St Croix.
St Croix presses Fresco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Fresco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fresco tries to break free but St Croix pushes him back against the cage.
St Croix lands a shot to the body.
St Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Croix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Croix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from St Croix.
St Croix lands a shot to the body.
St Croix lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from St Croix as the two fighters clinch.
St Croix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fresco backwards.
St Croix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fresco takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Croix cracks Fresco with a nice body shot.
St Croix scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Croix connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fresco's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Croix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Croix cracks Fresco with a nice body shot.
St Croix lands a left hand.
St Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Croix.
Fresco avoiding damage as St Croix throws knees to the body.
Fresco managing to block the knees to the body from St Croix.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Croix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fresco misses with some punches.
St Croix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Croix lands with a short shot to the head.
Fresco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Croix gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Croix scores with a shot to the side of Fresco's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Croix landing knees to the body.
St Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Croix scores with a hook to the body.
St Croix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix lands a nice shot to the body.
St Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Croix throws an elbow that misses.
St Croix is leaning against Fresco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Croix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Croix cracks Fresco with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for St Croix.
St Croix digs a right hand underneath Fresco's ribcage. Fresco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fresco takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from St Croix.
A short right from St Croix.
St Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fresco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Croix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frescos head.
A knee to the head by St Croix.
Fresco is rocked!
St Croix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fresco backwards.
Oh Fresco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fresco takes a shot to the head.
St Croix lands a hook that snaps the head of Fresco backwards.
St Croix lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for St Croix.
St Croix presses Fresco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Croix lands with a left to the head.
St Croix lands a left hand.
St Croix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Croix lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from St Croix.
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 Croix using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Croix lands a body punch in the clinch.
St Croix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fresco seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from St Croix.
A right hand to the body from St Croix.
St Croix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from St Croix.
St Croix lands a left hand.
St Croix lands with a light punch inside.
St Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
St Croix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fresco backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques St Croix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacques Fresco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St Croix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fresco shoots for a double leg takedown but St Croix sprawls well. He's pushed Fresco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fresco misses with a wild combination.
St Croix blocks a head kick by Fresco.
St Croix is looking to clinch.
Fresco tries to work over St Croix's front leg with a kick but St Croix checks it.
St Croix moves away from the strike by Fresco.
St Croix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fresco looks to land a left hand but St Croix moved out of range nicely.
St Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Croix lands a nice looking body kick.
A cross from St Croix lands.
St Croix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fresco moves away.
A jab from Fresco misses.
Fresco connects with a high kick.
Horrible takedown by Fresco or perhaps it was just good defense by St Croix which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for St Croix.
St Croix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fresco moves away.
St Croix throws a leg kick but Fresco checks it.
Fresco walks into a left hand.
Fresco slips a jab and a cross from St Croix.
St Croix throws a leg kick which misses Fresco's front leg but catches the back leg as Fresco tries to avoid it.
Fresco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fresco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from St Croix.
St Croix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacques St Croix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fresco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fresco scores with a leg kick.
St Croix lands a nice looking body shot.
St Croix wants to clinch.
Fresco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jacques Fresco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from St Croix.
A shot to the body from Fresco misses
and St Croix counters with a leg kick.
Fresco moves out of range of the leg kick from St Croix.
Fresco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fresco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Croix manages to avoid it.
St Croix works Fresco's body with a nice hook.
Fresco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Fresco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fresco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Croix checks it well.
Fresco looks to land a combination but St Croix avoids it well.
St Croix misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from St Croix.
St Croix throws a right hand that Fresco ducks under and follows up with a left that Fresco also avoids with ease.
St Croix throws a shot to the body.
St Croix scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from St Croix.
St Croix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fresco.
St Croix feints and then cracks Fresco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fresco down.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Croix.
Jacques Fresco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Croix scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Croix rushes Fresco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from St Croix.
St Croix lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, St Croix scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from St Croix.
St Croix lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from St Croix.
Knees to the body from St Croix.
St Croix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Croix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 Croix presses Fresco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Croix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fresco backwards.
St Croix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jacques St Croix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix lands a body shot.
St Croix lands an elbow inside that Fresco shrugs off.
Fresco managing to block the knees to the body from St Croix.
Fresco drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Croix pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Fresco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fresco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Croix.
St Croix has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Croix landing knees to the head.
St Croix cracks Fresco with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from St Croix.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from St Croix.
St Croix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fresco struggles to land a body shot inside as St Croix controls his hands.
Fresco looking to slow down the pace here.
St Croix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fresco backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques St Croix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Croix has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 24:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques St Croix!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogerio dos Santos told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from dos Santos.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
dos Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
dos Santos throws the kick towards the body but Souza avoids it.
Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Souza.
dos Santos throws a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Souza throws a shot from downtown. dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
dos Santos wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
dos Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Souza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of dos Santos backwards.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. dos Santos obliges.
dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
dos Santos looking to stall.
dos Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
dos Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
dos Santos stalling the fight.
Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Souza.
Souza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Souza avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Souza working dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Souza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Souza is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
dos Santos lands an elbow inside.
dos Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Souza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Souza tries to land a knee to the head but dos Santos blocks with his arms.
dos Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Souza - that landed with a thud.
dos Santos avoiding damage as Souza throws knees to the body.
dos Santos tries to circle away but Souza has him pinned against the cage.
Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
dos Santos is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now dos Santos has his back to the cage.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.
Souza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza missing with knees to the body.
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Souza counters with an outside leg kick.
dos Santos lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Souza throws a body kick that misses.
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Souza.
dos Santos misses with a low kick as Souza jumps back.
Souza checks the leg kick.
Souza misses with a leg kick
and dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza throws a leg kick but dos Santos moved away.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but dos Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rogerio dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as dos Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from dos Santos.
dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Souza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Souza throws a wild body kick that dos Santos sees coming a mile off.
Souza throws a lazy head kick
and dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Souza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Souza plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos tries to work over Souza's front leg with a kick but Souza checks it.
Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
dos Santos gets caught flat footed, as Souza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacare Souza will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Souza is looking to land body kicks.
dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Souza misses
and dos Santos counters with a nice body kick.
dos Santos wants to land a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Souza.
A low kick from Souza is predictable there
and dos Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from dos Santos misses its intended target.
Souza fails with the takedown
and dos Santos counters with a leg kick.
Souza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos Santos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacare Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza throws a body kick the misses
and dos Santos counters with a solid body kick.
Good leg kick by dos Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Souza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza thows a leg kick but dos Santos checks it
and dos Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Souza's knee momentarily.
dos Santos throws a head kick that Souza semi-blocks.
dos Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by dos Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Souza blocks the low kick.
dos Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Souza in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from dos Santos.
dos Santos lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the body from dos Santos misses
and Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles dos Santos's knee momentarily.
dos Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
dos Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souza's head.
dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
dos Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
dos Santos throws a leg kick which misses Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as Souza tries to avoid it.
dos Santos is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.
dos Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
dos Santos misses with a double jab.
dos Santos misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Souza
and dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Souza.
Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from dos Santos.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for dos Santos.
dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
dos Santos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza drops back, looking for a kneebar! dos Santos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. dos Santos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from dos Santos!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from dos Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza scores a takedown into full mount!
Souza punching from mount but dos Santos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and dos Santos is now in Souza's guard. A big mistake from Souza there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
dos Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Souza.
dos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and dos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
dos Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from dos Santos, right into the meat.
Souza scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Souza misses
and dos Santos counters with a leg kick.
dos Santos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crunch! dos Santos slams his shin into Souza's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dos Santos scores with a leg kick.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but Souza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Souza will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos scores with a leg kick.
dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
dos Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for dos Santos.
Souza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Souza blocks a head kick by dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a head kick that Souza semi-blocks.
dos Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
dos Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dos Santos lands with a kick to the ribs.
dos Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
dos Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick by Souza misses
and dos Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Souza's knee momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Souza.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick from dos Santos.
Souza blocks a head kick by dos Santos.
dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Souza. That did some damage!
dos Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rogerio dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dos Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
dos Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from dos Santos.
Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and dos Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from dos Santos is predictable there
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
dos Santos connects with a high kick.
Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by dos Santos. dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a knee to the head.
dos Santos is pressed up against the cage. Souza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag dos Santos down to the mat. dos Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and dos Santos moves out of range easily.
dos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and dos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
dos Santos feints and then cracks Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Souza down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Souza. That's going to slow dos Santos down.
The fighters circle momentarily. dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dos Santos 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 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keynes comes to the cage accompanied by Concerto for Four Violins in B minor. Steven has chosen "Hip To Be Square," by Huey Lewis and the News as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Keynes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Steven's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Keynes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Steven!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keynes but Keynes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steven doesn't manage to clinch there - Keynes circles away.
Horrible takedown by Steven or perhaps it was just good defense by Keynes which made him look bad.
Steven is looking to clinch.
Steven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steven struggles to land a body shot inside as Keynes controls his hands.
Steven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Keynes fails to land.
Steven has Keynes pressed against the cage, preventing Keynes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keynes lands a shot to the body.
Steven drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Keynes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
John Keynes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Steven.
Keynes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keynes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keynes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steven tries to break free but Keynes pushes him back against the cage.
Steven tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Keynes just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keynes lands with a short shot to the head.
Keynes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Keynes.
Steven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keynes lands a nice uppercut.
Keynes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steven breaks from the clinch.
Keynes misses with a low kick.
Steven drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keynes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keynes is looking to sinch up a triangle. Steven throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Keynes's body to avoid the submission. Keynes has instead reached around Steven's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Keynes arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Keynes!
John Keynes retains his light heavyweight title!
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pop
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RATING
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