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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Manuel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nefertum Imhotep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Lowrider . Nefertum Imhotep has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Manuel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nefertum Imhotep!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imhotep clinches up with Manuel Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Imhotep is working for takedown but Manuel Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Imhotep is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manuel Santos is defending well for now.
Manuel Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Imhotep has double underhooks.
Imhotep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Imhotep is looking to clinch but Manuel Santos is avoiding it.
Manuel Santos connects with a jab.
Manuel Santos lands a jab to Imhotep's midsection.
Imhotep fails with a takedown attempt.
Imhotep takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imhotep tries to clinch but Manuel Santos moves away
and Manuel Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manuel Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Imhotep. Imhotep gets slowly back to his feet.
Simon Manuel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nefertum Imhotep.
Manuel Santos misses with the combination.
Manuel Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imhotep tries to clinch up but Manuel Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Imhotep wants to clinch but Manuel Santos slips to the side
and Manuel Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Imhotep closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manuel Santos counters with a crisp one two that drops Imhotep! Manuel Santos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Imhotep to his feet! Imhotep is in big trouble!
Imhotep is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuel Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Imhotep is still on wobbly legs! Can Manuel Santos finish him?
Imhotep looks winded!
Manuel Santos connects with a superb combination that knocks Imhotep out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Manuel Santos before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Imhotep!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Manuel Santos!
After winning the bout, Simon Manuel Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Naves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Naves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Orlando Bloom's chin.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Naves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Naves closes the distance and pushes Bloom back into the cage.
Naves is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bloom.
Bloom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bloom.
Bloom jumps into guard, dragging Naves to the mat.
Naves wants to stand and escape but instead Bloom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Naves is looking to stand up but Bloom isn't so interested in that idea.
Bloom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bloom gets to his feet - Naves follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naves feints and as Bloom raises his hands in defense, Naves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bloom seems keen to control Naves's posture.
Naves trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bloom's guard.
Naves trying to control but Bloom is working from the bottom.
Bloom has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Naves off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Naves throws a sloppy head kick
and Bloom counters with a thumping low kick.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Naves is avoiding it.
Bloom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick from Bloom lands but Naves takes it in his stride.
It looks like Lucas Naves has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloom throws a nice head kick!
Bloom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Naves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bloom connects with the punch.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bloom.
Naves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Naves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bloom tries to clinch up but Naves circles away and keeps his distance.
Bloom wants to clinch.
Bloom scores with a hook.
Naves drives through and clinches with Bloom against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bloom.
Naves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bloom pushes Naves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloom lands a hook that snaps the head of Naves backwards.
Naves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bloom.
Bloom scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Bloom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Naves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bloom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Naves's efforts to push away.
Naves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bloom scores with a shot to the side of Naves's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naves gets control of Bloom's arms and successfully pulls guard. Naves will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Naves wants to get back to his feet but Bloom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloom gets to his feet. Naves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Naves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloom clinches.
Naves tries to pull guard but Bloom holds him up against the cage and eventually Naves drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Naves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Naves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bloom blocking some punches.
Bloom successfully pulls guard.
Bloom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naves is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Naves's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Naves moves into range and clinches up with Bloom.
Bloom pushes Naves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloom lands an elbow inside.
Bloom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bloom lands a good knee to the midsection. Naves won't want to take too many of those.
Naves tries to pull guard but Bloom forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bloom tightens his grip and picks Naves up, before dumping him to the ground. Naves manages to land in guard.
Bloom stands and steps away. Naves gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naves shoots in but Bloom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bloom tries to clinch up but Naves circles away and keeps his distance.
Naves misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom thumps Naves with a low kick.
Bloom stalks Naves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Naves's face. Naves staggers backwards, shaken.
Lucas Naves's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bloom scores with a jab to the body.
Bloom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloom takes the fight into the clinch.
Naves is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bloom is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Naves to the mat. Naves regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bloom stands and steps away. Naves gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bloom forces Naves back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Bloom.
Bloom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloom connects with a knee to the head.
Bloom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bloom just leaning against Naves, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Bloom's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bloom works on Naves's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bloom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navess head.
Naves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bloom pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Naves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloom gets tackled into the cage by Naves. Naves maintains the clinch.
Bloom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Naves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bloom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bloom prevents Naves from breaking the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bloom.
Bloom ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bloom no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Naves is fighting to break Bloom's control of his arms but Bloom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Naves trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Naves manages to get himself to full guard.
Bloom gets to his feet. Naves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Naves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bloom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Naves scrambles back to his feet.
Orlando Bloom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naves closes the distance and clinches.
Bloom turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bloom manages to end up in side control.
Bloom has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Naves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bloom get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naves darts in and clinches Bloom up against the cage.
Naves is trying to pull guard but Bloom turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Naves is looking for a takedown.
Bloom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bloom lands a body shot.
Bloom lands a knee to the head.
Bloom lands a left hand.
Bloom lands a nice uppercut.
Bloom gets through Naves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bloom lands an uppercut.
Bloom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Naves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bloom pushes Naves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucas Naves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloom stuffs the takedown.
Naves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Naves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bloom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bloom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bloom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bloom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bloom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloom can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bloom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bloom drags the fight down to the ground.
Naves won't allow Bloom to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bloom is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom wants to sweep but no luck.
Naves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bloom on the ground.
Bloom wants to stand and escape but Naves is having none of it.
Bloom keeping moving, preventing Naves from controlling successfully.
Bloom pulls Naves in close to his closed guard and prevents Naves from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bloom moves to clinch but Naves breaks away
and Naves counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bloom lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bloom landing knees to the body.
Bloom lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bloom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Bloom.
Bloom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naves's defenses.
Bloom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orlando Bloom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bloom is working for takedown but Naves is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bloom with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Bloom.
Bloom pulls guard effortlessly.
Naves wants to pass the guard but Bloom is keeping the position.
Bloom has his hands on Naves's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom has his feet on Naves's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloom leaves Naves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bloom - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom lands with a short shot to the head.
Bloom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Naves's efforts to push away.
Bloom is leaning against Naves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bloom landing knees to the head.
Orlando Bloom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Naves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lucas Naves's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bloom drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bloom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloom pushes Naves off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lucas Naves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naves keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Bloom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bloom 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Bloom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Pushkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Hayes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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273 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Pushkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushkar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hayes shoots for a double leg takedown but Pushkar sprawls well. He's pushed Hayes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pushkar.
Pushkar moves into the clinch successfully.
Hayes has had enough of the clinch but Pushkar keeps him there for the moment.
Pushkar tries to score a body lock takedown but Hayes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pushkar has Hayes pressed against the cage, preventing Hayes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hayes stalling in the clinch but Pushkar improves position.
Hayes is pressed up against the cage. Pushkar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hayes down to the mat. Hayes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pushkar instigates a clinch.
Pushkar wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Pushkar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pushkar.
Hayes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pushkar struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayes controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Pushkar as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pushkar is trying to pull guard but Hayes has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pushkar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short uppercut from Pushkar.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Pushkar avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
Pushkar tries to pull guard but Hayes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pushkar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pushkar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Pushkar.
Pushkar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pushkar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pushkar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pushkar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hayes is just riding it out for now. Pushkar eventually gives up the hold.
Pushkar working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar is working for a kimura but Hayes is defending it quite comfortably.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pushkar is working for a kimura but Hayes is defending it quite comfortably.
Pushkar is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hayes is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francis Pushkar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between H Y Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwon comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan - CREAM. Santiago is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Asesinos - Los Crudos. 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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198 lbs
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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
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, H Y Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kwon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago throws a hook to the side of Kwon's head but Kwon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago misses with a low kick.
Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwon is looking to land body kicks.
Santiago avoids the head kick by Kwon.
A slow jab from Kwon misses its intended target.
Kwon staying out of range there.
Santiago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kwon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santiago slips a straight right by Kwon.
Kwon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago.
Santiago scores with a jab. Kwon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kwon fails to land with a series of punches.
Kwon fails with a takedown attempt.
Kwon slips a jab from Santiago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santiago's waist but Santiago gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kwon off to one side.
Kwon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kwon looks for a takedown but Santiago sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for H Y Kwon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kwon throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Kwon shoots in for a takedown but Santiago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santiago feints a jab promting Kwon to slip. Santiago then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kwon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kwon is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santiago.
Kwon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago leaves Kwon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kwon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like H Y Kwon has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago gets a takedown into half guard.
Kwon wants to control but Santiago is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kwon!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago unloading with bombs!
Kwon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santiago putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kwon is squirming around, avoiding Santiago's attempts to control the action.
Kwon can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santiago landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Kwon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santiago with a couple of short strikes.
Santiago breaks from Kwon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kwon is rocked!
Santiago postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kwon in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kwon to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Santiago!
A less than humble Antonio Santiago misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Boans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boans's choice of entrance music: Round and Round by Ratt. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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277 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
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28
275 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Boans!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boans throws a poor cross that misses
and Olhoffer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Olhoffer feints a jab promting Boans to slip. Olhoffer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boans slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jon Boans has been cut.
Olhoffer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boans throws the left hand but Olhoffer avoids the punch easily.
Boans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olhoffer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olhoffer is fending him off so far but Boans persists. Nope, Olhoffer circles away and we're back to standing.
Boans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olhoffer with a hook.
Boans on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Olhoffer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boans misses with a body punch
and Olhoffer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jon Boans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boans's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Olhoffer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boans scrambles back to his feet.
Boans wants to clinch but Olhoffer slips to the side
and Olhoffer counters with a crisp one two that drops Boans! Olhoffer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Boans to his feet! Boans is in big trouble!
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!
Boans shoots in but Olhoffer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boans looks winded!
Boans throws a hook to the side of Olhoffer's head but Olhoffer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Olhoffer.
That has opened up Jon Boans's cut even more.
Boans changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olhoffer tries to avoid it but Boans manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olhoffer to the ground. Olhoffer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ray Olhoffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Boans.
Boans misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Olhoffer counters with a right hand to the body.
Boans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olhoffer is fending him off so far but Boans persists. Nope, Olhoffer circles away and we're back to standing.
Boans tries to clinch there but Olhoffer circles away.
Boans has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boans tries to bum rush Olhoffer with a series of wild strikes but Olhoffer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ray Olhoffer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boans throws a body punch but Olhoffer moves out of range.
Boans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boans lands a front kick.
Boans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Olhoffer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No joy there for Boans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olhoffer lands with a good body shot.
Olhoffer looks to land a combination but Boans avoids it well.
Boans misses with a lunging right hand
and Olhoffer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Olhoffer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Olhoffer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boans is trying desperately to land a takedown but Olhoffer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Boans.
Olhoffer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olhoffer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olhoffer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The cut above Jon Boans's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Olhoffer stuns Boans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olhoffer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olhoffer scores with a sloppy right hand. Boans should have avoided that one.
Olhoffer lands a right hook to the body.
Olhoffer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boans walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Olhoffer lands a big right hand that sends Boans crashing to the mat! Olhoffer stays standing though and waves Boans back to his feet!
Boans is rocked!
Jon Boans's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Olhoffer. Those never looked like landing.
Olhoffer lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Boans is looking to close the distance but Olhoffer sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Boans crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Boans is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ray Olhoffer!
Our winner, Ray Olhoffer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ash Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Tutankhamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Campbell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sun Poison and Skin Cancer. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Young Tutankhamon enters the cage!
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30
156 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
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33
155 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ash Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Young Tutankhamon!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Tutankhamon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tutankhamon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Campbell stuffs the takedown attempt from Tutankhamon. Tutankhamon gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. Tutankhamon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Campbell throws a jab when Tutankhamon was well out of range.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Tutankhamon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Campbell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tutankhamon walks into a jab.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Tutankhamon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Campbell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Tutankhamon or perhaps it was just good defense by Campbell which made him look bad.
Ash Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Tutankhamon.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Tutankhamon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tutankhamon slips a straight right by Campbell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutankhamon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell throws a jab when Tutankhamon was well out of range.
Campbell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tutankhamon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Campbell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon shoots in but no luck this time.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
Tutankhamon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campbell but Campbell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tutankhamon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Campbell as he avoids it easily.
Tutankhamon shoots in but Campbell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tutankhamon drives through with a takedown into Campbell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tutankhamon is fighting to break Campbell's control of his arms but Campbell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Campbell wants to stand up but Tutankhamon is controlling him.
Campbell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tutankhamon's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tutankhamon shoots in but no luck this time.
Young Tutankhamon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Campbell.
Tutankhamon looks for a takedown but Campbell sprawls well.
Tutankhamon slips under a jab from Campbell.
Campbell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tutankhamon is looking to slow Campbell down with leg kicks.
Campbell lands a head shot.
Tutankhamon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campbell throws a good cross that connects.
Tutankhamon throws a front kick aimed at Campbell's knee but Campbell avoids it well.
Tutankhamon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No luck for Tutankhamon with that takedown attempt.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Campbell quickly recovers to half guard.
Campbell wants to get back to full guard.
Campbell moves into full guard.
Tutankhamon preventing the sweep.
Campbell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tutankhamon is controlling him.
Tutankhamon throwing strikes but missing.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Tutankhamon from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Campbell scores with the left hand. Tutankhamon knows he should have avoided that one.
Campbell stuns Tutankhamon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Campbell wants it to stay on the feet.
Tutankhamon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tutankhamon tries for a takedown but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tutankhamon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Campbell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Campbell scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tutankhamon circles away quickly and effectively.
Campbell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutankhamon shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Campbell cracks Tutankhamon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tutankhamon looks for a takedown but Campbell sprawls well.
Ash Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tutankhamon is defended easily by Campbell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Campbell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tutankhamon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tutankhamon shoots in looking for a takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl out of it but Tutankhamon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campbell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Tutankhamon with that takedown attempt.
Tutankhamon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
Campbell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tutankhamon moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Tutankhamon's head but Tutankhamon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell stuffs the takedown.
Ash Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Tutankhamon.
Campbell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick from Campbell is predictable there
and Tutankhamon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tutankhamon.
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!
Campbell has his feet on Tutankhamon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jab by Campbell.
Ash Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutankhamon tries for a takedown but Campbell circles away easily
and Campbell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tutankhamon is breathing heavily.
Tutankhamon fails with a takedown attempt.
Campbell throws a nice looking combination but Tutankhamon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tutankhamon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Campbell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Campbell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tutankhamon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tutankhamon is thwarting Campbell's attempts to control the position.
Campbell is trying to stand.
Tutankhamon tries to pass to full mount but Campbell defends it.
Campbell has one foot on Tutankhamon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campbell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutankhamon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tutankhamon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campbell is just riding it out for now. Tutankhamon eventually gives up the hold.
Tutankhamon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Campbell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tutankhamon.
Campbell tries to get to full guard but Tutankhamon has control of the leg.
Campbell trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Campbell kicks off Tutankhamon and gets to his feet.
Tutankhamon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Campbell wants to land a leg kick but Tutankhamon is out of range.
Tutankhamon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Campbell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tutankhamon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
Campbell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Campbell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tutankhamon's head.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Tutankhamon saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Campbell on his heels. He'll look to pass Campbell's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tutankhamon works over Campbell with some ground and pound from guard.
Campbell wriggles free and stands up.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Tutankhamon tries to clinch up
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
Tutankhamon dives in and grabs Campbell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes down on Tutankhamon's head and hops out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell lands a jab to the head.
Tutankhamon shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense.
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Campbell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Campbell swings for the body but Tutankhamon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Campbell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Tutankhamon ducks down to avoid it.
Tutankhamon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tutankhamon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Campbell misses with a hook.
A big right from Campbell misses.
Tutankhamon tries for a takedown but Campbell circles away easily
and Campbell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tutankhamon thinking.
Tutankhamon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Campbell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tutankhamon somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Campbell. No joy for Tutankhamon on that attempt.
Ash Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Tutankhamon.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Campbell, right into the meat.
Tutankhamon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campbell swivels and escapes.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Tutankhamon.
Campbell connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a punch to the head.
Tutankhamon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Campbell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Tutankhamon moves out of range.
Tutankhamon fails to land the takedown.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Tutankhamon saw that one coming.
Tutankhamon misses with a takedown
and Campbell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Tutankhamon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Campbell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Campbell cracks Tutankhamon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tutankhamon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Campbell finish him?
Tutankhamon is rocked!
Campbell misses with a hook. Tutankhamon ducked under it nicely.
Tutankhamon is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?
Campbell throws a right hand that Tutankhamon ducks under and follows up with a left that Tutankhamon also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Campbell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campbell but Campbell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tutankhamon switches off momentarily and Campbell cracks him with a monster right hand! Tutankhamon topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Campbell dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Campbell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ash Campbell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lassi Lambada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lassi Lambada was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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34
192 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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27
200 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lassi Lambada!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambada moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee misses with a combination
and Lambada counters with a stiff right hand.
Lambada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lambada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Lambada. Lambada maintains the clinch.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lambada has hold of one of Lee's legs. Lee is fighting the takedown attempt but Lambada gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lambada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lambada landing some decent shots from guard.
Lambada stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambada passes into half guard.
Lambada is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambada is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lassi Lambada hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lambada closes the distance and clinches.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lambada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lambada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Lambada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lambada changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lambada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lambada misses with a two punch combination.
Lambada wants to clinch.
Lambada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambada throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lambada has managed to clinch.
Lambada drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Asher Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lassi Lambada.
Lambada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Lambada.
Lambada avoids the body shot from Lee.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Asher Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as Lambada shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lambada content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lassi Lambada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lambada misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lambada has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Lambada's head.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lambada closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lambada lands in his opponent's guard.
Lambada wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lambada wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lambada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambada postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lambada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lassi Lambada hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lambada misses the jab.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lambada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lambada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Lambada.
Lambada feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lambada trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambada advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Lambada is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lambada passes to full mount!
Lambada thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lambada controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambada sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lambada controlling from mount.
Lambada lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambada lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?
Lambada looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lambada throwing strikes here but Lee is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lassi Lambada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lambada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lambada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lambada is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lambada moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lambada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lambada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lambada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lassi Lambada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee tries to sprawl but Lambada drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lambada wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambada looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lassi Lambada.
Lambada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lambada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lambada closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Lambada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lambada performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lambada trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambada sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lassi Lambada hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lambada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambada throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Lambada.
Lambada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Lambada saw that one coming.
Lambada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lambada with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lambada tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lassi Lambada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lambada sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lassi Lambada has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lambada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Asher Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lambada throws a good cross that connects.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lambada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lambada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lassi Lambada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lambada 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 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lassi Lambada!
After winning the bout, Lassi Lambada thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Adam Carolla will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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201 lbs
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World class MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carolla tries to avoid it but Bubby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carolla to the ground. Carolla escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carolla jabs Bubby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from Carolla.
Bubby tries to land a front kick but Carolla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bubby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bubby digs a good hook to Carolla's body.
Bubby closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carolla regains half guard, as Bubby was trying to land strikes.
Bubby misses with a head shot. Carolla uses the momentum to regain guard.
Carolla keeping moving, preventing Bubby from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby won't allow Carolla to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carolla wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bubby wants to control from the top but Carolla keeps moving.
Bubby pushing down on Carolla's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby trying to advance position but Carolla counters by regaining guard.
Bubby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carolla keeping moving, preventing Bubby from controlling successfully.
Bubby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bubby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bubby advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Carolla is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bubby misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bubby throwing strikes but Carolla manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bubby is trying to control Carolla's posture but Carolla avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby being controlled for a moment.
Bubby looks to move to half guard but instead Carolla has passed into mount! Damn!
Bubby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bubby tries to lock up and control but Carolla gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bubby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boy Bubby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carolla tries to bum rush Bubby with a series of wild strikes but Bubby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A bone on bone clash there as Carolla blocks the leg kick.
Carolla throws a lazy right hand but Bubby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Bubby misses.
Carolla lands a glancing blow to the side of Bubby's head.
Bubby moves in looking to clinch but Carolla pushes him off.
Carolla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bubby.
Adam Carolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carolla misses with a two punch combination.
Carolla connects with a nice looking jab.
Bubby tries to clinch but Carolla is having none of it.
Carolla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bubby.
Bubby lands with an uppercut that bounces Carolla off the cage and back into range.
A left lands for Carolla.
Carolla checks a low kick from Bubby.
Carolla is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carolla connects with a nice looking jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bubby.
Nice defenses there by Bubby.
Carolla on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bubby. Bubby obviously looking to wear him down.
Bubby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bubby just misses with a punch to the body.
Bubby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carolla.
Carolla stuffs the takedown.
Carolla missing with a left hand there. Bubby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bubby.
Carolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Adam Carolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carolla moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carolla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bubby takes a swing at Carolla's ribcage but misses.
Bubby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bubby is looking to score with low kicks.
Carolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bubby.
Bubby looks to throw the jab but Carolla is out of range.
Bubby shoots in for a takedown but Carolla shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Bubby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bubby blocks a jab.
Carolla misses the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bubby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Carolla lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla throws an overhand right that lands on Bubby's shoulder, as Bubby tries to avoid the shot.
Carolla cracks Bubby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carolla misses with a combination
and Bubby counters with a body kick.
Bubby misses with a low kick.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Carolla throws a nice looking combination but Bubby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bubby misses with a kick to the body.
Carolla checks a low kick from Bubby.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bubby.
Bubby throws a low kick but Carolla moves out of range easily.
Bubby misses with a body shot.
Bubby shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carolla's guard.
Bubby pushes down on Carolla's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby trying to control from half guard but Carolla is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Bubby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Carolla has his hands clasped together around Bubby's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boy Bubby will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bubby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bubby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carolla checks a leg kick.
Bubby throws a head kick that misses.
Bubby throws a solid leg kick but Carolla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bubby.
Bubby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carolla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bubby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bubby just misses with a punch to the body.
Bubby lands a leg kick that knocks Carolla off balance momentarily.
Carolla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carolla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bubby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Carolla misses the target.
Bubby scores with a hook to the body. Carolla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bubby dives in and grabs Carolla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carolla pushes down on Bubby's head and hops out.
Carolla lands with an uppercut that bounces Bubby off the cage and back into range.
Bubby swings for the body but Carolla moves out of range.
Carolla misses with a body shot.
Adam Carolla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bubby looks to land a left hand but Carolla moved out of range nicely.
Bubby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bubby throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bubby scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bubby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carolla?
Adam Carolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bubby lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bubby sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bubby raining down shots from the mount!
Bubby lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carolla is squirming around, avoiding Bubby's attempts to control the action.
Bubby avoids the attempt from Carolla to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boy Bubby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bubby unloads with some shots from mount but Carolla bucks and avoids them well.
Bubby with good strikes from the mount here!
Carolla regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bubby.
Carolla wants to get back to full guard.
Bubby throwing shots but Carolla is blocking nicely.
Boy Bubby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carolla gets back to full guard.
Bubby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubby trying to control but Carolla is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boy Bubby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bubby, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Bubby!
Boy Bubby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingo Kongo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski misses with a head kick.
Rugowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kongo.
Rugowski avoids the head kick by Kongo.
Rugowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kongo manages to avoid it.
Rugowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Kongo closes the distance and clinches.
Rugowski misses with some punches.
Kongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rugowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kongo pushes Rugowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rugowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rugowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rugowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rugowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Kongo stalling in the clinch.
Rugowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rugowski avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rugowski tries to throw a body punch but Kongo avoids it by throwing Rugowski back against the cage.
A short right from Rugowski on the inside.
Kongo is trying to maintain a safe position but Rugowski gets an underhook and turns Kongo into the cage.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rugowski.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rugowski's efforts to push away.
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rugowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kongo or not.
Rugowski lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo digs a right hand into Rugowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rugowski's gas tank.
Kongo trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rugowski blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski working aggressively here.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rugowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kongos head.
Rugowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Kongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kongo working aggressively here.
Kongo misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rugowski on the inside.
Kongo throws a head punch that misses.
Kongo lands an uppercut.
Kongo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rugowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kongo throws a head punch that misses.
Rugowski misses with the head strike.
Rugowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo looking to slow down the pace here.
Kongo misses with an elbow strike.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Rugowski 's eye.
Rugowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rugowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bubba Rugowski's cut is getting worse.
A short uppercut from Rugowski.
Kongo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kongo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kongo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rugowski's brow.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rugowski backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rugowski.
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!
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rugowski is keeping busy.
Rugowski can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kongo misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rugowski.
Rugowski misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rugowski backwards.
Rugowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rugowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kongo landing knees to the body.
Kongo lands a nice uppercut.
Rugowski misses with some punches.
Kongo tries to throw a body punch but Rugowski avoids it by throwing Kongo back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rugowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rugowski.
Kongo avoiding damage.
Rugowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Rugowski's cut.
That's time! Rugowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rugowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kongo. Kongo obviously looking to wear him down.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rugowski closes the distance and clinches.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongo stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kongo.
Kongo trying to stall but Rugowski improves his position.
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Rugowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Kongo.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rugowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kongo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head kick by Rugowski misses
enabling Kongo to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kongo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kongo.
Kongo throws a right and a left that Rugowski avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kongo.
Kongo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rugowski.
Kongo lands a front kick.
Kongo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rugowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rugowski is looking to land body kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rugowski. Kongo shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo drives through and clinches with Rugowski against the cage.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Rugowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Kongo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kongo has closed the distance and engaged Rugowski in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski lands an uppercut.
Rugowski is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Rugowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
Kongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rugowski avoiding damage as Kongo throws knees to the body.
Rugowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kingo Kongo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rugowski blocks the elbow strike.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rugowski backwards.
Kongo trying to stall but Rugowski improves his position.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rugowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rugowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kongo pushes off an throws an elbow but Rugowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
Kongo tries to stall but Rugowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rugowski's defenses.
Bubba Rugowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rugowski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rugowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongo.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rugowski.
Kongo blocking some punches.
Kongo is trying to stall.
Kongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rugowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongo takes a shot to the head.
Kongo lands an uppercut.
Kongo working aggressively here.
Rugowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a head shot.
Kingo Kongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rugowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kingo Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kongo.
Kongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kongo tries to clinch but Rugowski is having none of it.
Rugowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rugowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kongo can pounce on him.
Rugowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rugowski misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kongo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kongo tries to clinch there but Rugowski circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bubba Rugowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rugowski throws a sloppy head kick and Kongo moves out of range easily.
Kongo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Rugowski.
Kongo wants to clinch up but Rugowski keeps it at a distance.
Rugowski throws a wild body kick that Kongo sees coming a mile off.
Rugowski misses with a body shot
and Kongo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rugowski rushes Kongo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kongo misses with a knee to the head.
Rugowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rugowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rugowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rugowski blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kongo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rugowski's brow.
Rugowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongo scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rugowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rugowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kongo looks to land a right hand but Rugowski moved out of range.
Rugowski avoids the head kick by Kongo.
Kongo moves into the clinch.
Kongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rugowski.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Kongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kongo throws out a powerful jab.
Bubba Rugowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Kongo thuds his shin into the meat of Rugowski's side.
Rugowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo throws a series of punches but Rugowski avoids them all with ease.
Kongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rugowski throws out the jab.
Rugowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Rugowski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kongo.
Kongo rushes Rugowski and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kongo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kongo gets through Rugowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kongo.
Kongo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rugowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kongo cracks Rugowski with a nice body shot.
Kongo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kongo gets through Rugowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rugowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kongo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rugowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Kongo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Rugowski 's eye.
Jeez, Bubba Rugowski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kongo lands a nice uppercut.
Rugowski is rocked!
A short right from Kongo on the inside.
Oh Rugowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kongo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rugowski takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a big right hand that drops Rugowski! The killer instinct kicks in and Kongo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kongo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingo Kongo!
A relieved looking Kingo Kongo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Muerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Muerte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Muerte to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Muerte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muerte is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control.
Bourque tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bourque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muerte.
Muerte throws a big elbow that misses.
Muerte wants to pass the guard but Bourque is keeping the position.
Muerte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muerte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muerte throws a big elbow that misses.
Muerte might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerte trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Muerte tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
Muerte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muerte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muerte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bourque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muerte is one step ahead there.
Bourque trying to control the position.
Muerte trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerte advances position into side control!
Bourque tries to buck Muerte off but Muerte is having none of it.
Muerte throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Muerte lands an elbow.
Muerte lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muerte postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Muerte wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.
Bourque is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerte tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Muerte wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Muerte tries to score with some ground and pound. Bourque controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Muerte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Muerte cracks Bourque with a big elbow.
Bourque regains half guard.
Bourque avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muerte.
Muerte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muerte tries to pass to full mount but Bourque defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muerte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muerte thows a huge punch but Bourque dodges it nicely.
Bourque moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bourque keeping full guard, as Muerte tries to pass.
Bourque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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!
Muerte trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muerte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Muerte dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muerte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bourque pinned against the cage. Bourque gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good shot there by Bourque.
Muerte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bourque throws a nice looking combination but Muerte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muerte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muerte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bourque avoids it really well and circles away.
Good exchange - Bourque coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Muerte avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Muerte misses its intended target.
Bourque gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Muerte postures up.
Muerte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Muerte throws an elbow that misses. Bourque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muerte's guard. Nice move by Bourque!
Muerte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muerte trying to control but Bourque is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerte unloads with some shots from mount but Bourque bucks and avoids them well.
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!
Bourque is trying desperately to improve position.
Bourque just holding on.
Muerte misses with a head shot.
A nice elbow there by Muerte.
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerte cracks Bourque with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bourque is rocked!
That has opened up Timothy Bourque's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timothy Bourque's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thiago Muerte!
Thiago Muerte retains his super heavyweight title!
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