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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshida Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotaro comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Yourself Clean. Palowakski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Burning Down the House kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fred Palowakski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshida Kotaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotaro moves into the clinch.
Palowakski fails to pull guard.
Kotaro tries to land a knee to the head but Palowakski blocks with his arms.
Kotaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kotaro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Palowakski's face.
Palowakski is rocked!
Palowakski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palowakski is still on wobbly legs! Can Kotaro finish him?
Palowakski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kotaro trying to control here.
Palowakski looks to land a strike but Kotaro avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palowakski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palowakski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotaro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kotaro keeping moving, preventing Palowakski from controlling successfully.
Kotaro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro trying to control the position here.
Kotaro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palowakski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Palowakski seems to have recovered his senses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kotaro holds on and takes a little breather.
Palowakski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kotaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro trying to keep a closed guard but Palowakski is proving a slippery customer.
Palowakski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kotaro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Palowakski, into his guard.
Kotaro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Palowakski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kotaro's guard.
Kotaro is looking for a triangle but Palowakski pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Palowakski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro is looking to stand up but Palowakski isn't so interested in that idea.
Palowakski throws a big right hand that misses.
Palowakski wants to control from the top but Kotaro keeps moving.
Kotaro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Palowakski defends it easily.
Palowakski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Palowakski scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro is looking to stand up but Palowakski isn't so interested in that idea.
Palowakski trying to control but Kotaro is working from the bottom.
Kotaro pulls Palowakski in close to prevent any damage.
Kotaro wants to get back to his feet but Palowakski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotaro tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fred Palowakski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Palowakski is looking to clinch but Kotaro is avoiding it.
Palowakski throws a shot from downtown. Kotaro moves away and avoids it.
Kotaro lands a big head kick that sends Palowakski tumbling to the mat! Kotaro takes a step backwards and waves Palowakski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Palowakski wants to clinch but Kotaro slips to the side
and Kotaro counters with a right hand from hell and Palowakski is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoshida Kotaro!
Yoshida Kotaro gave a mention to Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Riley 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Riley!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira forces Riley back against the cage and clinches.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
Nogueira breaks the clinch.
Nogueira swings widly with a right hand
and Riley counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ricardo Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nogueira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nogueira can't break the clinch.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riley.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Nogueira is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riley lands a head kick. Nogueira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riley forces Nogueira back against the cage and clinches.
Nogueira breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nogueira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley tries to clinch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Riley misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut.
Nogueira throws a body kick that misses.
Nogueira looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira connects with a jab.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
Riley misses with a hook to the body
and Nogueira counters with a good low kick that Riley was not able to check.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley shoots and misses
and Nogueira counters with a series of strikes. Riley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nogueira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riley on the side of the head.
Nogueira tries a low kick but Riley avoids it.
Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Riley is looking to clinch.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Nogueira. No joy for Riley on that attempt.
Riley looks to land a body kick but Nogueira moved away.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira.
No luck for Riley with that takedown attempt.
Ricardo Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Riley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Riley is trying to pull guard but Nogueira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Riley has Nogueira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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!
Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nogueira misses with a shot to the body
and Riley counters with a nice body kick.
Nogueira takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Nogueira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Riley shoots and misses
and Nogueira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricardo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nogueira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nogueira takes the fight into the clinch.
Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Nogueira.
Riley looks to clinch
and Nogueira counters with an inside leg kick.
Nogueira swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Nogueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
Riley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
Nogueira has managed to clinch.
Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
Ricardo Nogueira is winning the standup battle so far.
Nogueira lands a nice looking body shot.
Riley lands a jab-cross combination.
Nogueira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Nogueira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nogueira.
A big left from Nogueira misses.
Nogueira takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riley lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Riley has double underhooks.
Nogueira wants to stall.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
Riley is trying to push Nogueira away but Nogueira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
Riley dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley gets tackled into the cage by Nogueira. Nogueira maintains the clinch.
Nogueira tries to break the clinch but Riley is controlling the position.
Riley taking a breather.
Riley is trying to push Nogueira away but Nogueira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nogueira wants to break free but Riley has control.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Riley has him pinned against the cage.
Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nogueira misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged Riley in a clinch.
Nogueira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley closes the distance and clinches.
Nogueira breaks the clinch.
Nogueira misses with a wild combination.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Riley wants to clinch but Nogueira slips to the side
and Nogueira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nogueira.
Riley can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley is trying to break free.
Nogueira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Nogueira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Nogueira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Riley shoots in for a takedown but Nogueira shows good takedown defense.
Nogueira lands with a nice body kick.
Riley needs to keep his hands up - Nogueira had a free shot at his head there.
Nogueira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riley is able to avoid easily.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Riley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nogueira misses with a shot to the body
and Riley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riley has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley shoots for a double leg takedown but Nogueira sprawls well. He's pushed Riley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ricardo Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Riley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nogueira is trying to break the clinch but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira throws a solid leg kick but Riley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nogueira.
Ricardo Nogueira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nogueira's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nogueira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nogueira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nogueira!
Riley is looking to reverse the position.
Nogueira working away.
Riley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Nogueira seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Riley actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nogueira pulls his head out easily.
Nogueira decides to stand and escape the position.
Riley gets tackled into the cage by Nogueira. Nogueira maintains the clinch.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Riley.
A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riley wants to get back to striking at distance but Nogueira won't allow it.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira clinches.
Riley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nogueira smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nogueira misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley wants to clinch but Nogueira slips to the side
and Nogueira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nogueira moves away.
Riley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riley avoids a kick to the body.
Ricardo Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nogueira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Riley wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Nogueira wants to stand and escape but Riley is having none of it.
Riley looking to pass the 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcus Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Riley.
I think Nogueira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Nogueira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro de le Fe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de le Fe's entrance music is Smack my bitch up. A fine choice. Ramirez has chosen Megadeth-Trust as his entrance music. Alex Ramirez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro de le Fe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de le Fe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ramirez throws a jab when de le Fe was well out of range.
Ramirez throws a combination. de le Fe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
de le Fe avoids a punch combination nicely.
de le Fe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
de le Fe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramirez has time to react.
de le Fe throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de le Fe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramirez counters with a slapping leg kick.
de le Fe scores with a nice head shot.
de le Fe misses with a looping right.
de le Fe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramirez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. de le Fe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez shoots in for a double leg but de le Fe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
de le Fe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
de le Fe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de le Fe catches Ramirez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
de le Fe misses with a wild combination.
de le Fe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramirez misses with a two punch combination.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. de le Fe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alejandro de le Fe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
de le Fe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de le Fe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and de le Fe duly obliges.
de le Fe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for de le Fe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de le Fe lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
de le Fe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. de le Fe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramirez tries to score a power double leg takedown but de le Fe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramirez somewhat.
Ramirez is trying desperately to land a takedown but de le Fe is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alejandro de le Fe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
de le Fe lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramirez's head.
Ramirez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramirez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramirez looks winded!
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
de le Fe lands a jab.
de le Fe misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
de le Fe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de le Fe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
de le Fe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a double jab.
de le Fe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by de le Fe.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de le Fe swivels and escapes.
de le Fe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
de le Fe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. de le Fe does a little dance to reset his feet.
de le Fe fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramirez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
de le Fe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de le Fe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramirez on the side of the head.
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!
Nice takedown defense from de le Fe. No joy for Ramirez on that attempt.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but de le Fe shows good takedown defense.
de le Fe lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe throws a right and a left that both miss.
de le Fe looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
de le Fe jabs Ramirez right on the nose. Ramirez blinks but takes it well.
Ramirez defending well as de le Fe loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but de le Fe slips the punch.
de le Fe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
de le Fe lands with a hook. Ramirez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by de le Fe.
Ramirez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling de le Fe to score with a decent uppercut.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
de le Fe throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
de le Fe scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
de le Fe slips a jab from Ramirez.
de le Fe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramirez. Ramirez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by de le Fe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro de le Fe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good exchange - de le Fe coming out on top.
Ramirez shoots in but no luck this time.
de le Fe throws a series of strikes that have Ramirez backpedaling.
Ramirez slips a jab from de le Fe.
Ramirez lands a nice hook to de le Fe's body. de le Fe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Ramirez with that takedown attempt.
de le Fe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de le Fe loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
de le Fe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a hook. de le Fe ducked under it nicely.
de le Fe is looking to slow Ramirez down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from de le Fe. No joy for Ramirez on that attempt.
Alejandro de le Fe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
de le Fe slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramirez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
de le Fe throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
de le Fe throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de le Fe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ramirez eats them both and turns towards de le Fe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
de le Fe misses with the combination.
Alejandro de le Fe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by de le Fe.
de le Fe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de le Fe swivels and escapes.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
de le Fe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez takes one on the button.
Alejandro de le Fe is winning the standup battle so far.
de le Fe lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de le Fe's corner calls for a 1-2. de le Fe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and de le Fe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. de le Fe defends it nicely.
Ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can de le Fe finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Ramirez tumbling to the canvas! de le Fe pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Ramirez was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alejandro de le Fe!
Alejandro de le Fe very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagat comes to the cage accompanied by His own theme music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Spencer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Sagat moves out of range.
Spencer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spencer checks a leg kick.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Spencer lands a slapping body shot.
Sagat throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Spencer to counter with a crisp jab.
Spencer connects with the punch.
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Spencer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sagat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer cracks Sagat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sagat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
Spencer lands a jab-cross combination.
Spencer cracks a nice hook into Sagat's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Spencer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sagat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses.
Sagat looks to land a combination but Spencer avoids it well.
Spencer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat throws a chopping leg kick but Spencer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Sagat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spencer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sagat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer 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 punch lands to the side of Sagat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Spencer scores with a hook to the body. Sagat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sagat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a right hook to the body.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat lands with a slapping head kick.
Sagat misses with a shot to the body
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spencer throws a series of strikes that have Sagat backpedaling.
Spencer connects with a right hand. Sagat shakes it off.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Sagat.
Sagat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagat.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer lands a nice shot that snaps Sagat's head back.
Spencer's corner calls for a 1-2. Spencer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sagat.
Sagat walks into a left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sagat, right into the meat.
Sagat throws a head kick but Spencer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat connects with a body shot that sends Spencer's belly button to the back.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
Sagat throws a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Spencer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spencer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spencer scores with a sloppy right hand. Sagat should have avoided that one.
Sagat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer clobbers Sagat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Sagat is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spencer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sagat connects with a nice looking jab.
Spencer tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it.
Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sagat on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Spencer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sagat lands with a slapping head kick.
Spencer lands with a nice body punch.
Spencer jabs Sagat right on the nose. Sagat blinks but takes it well.
Spencer throws a lazy right hand but Sagat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
Spencer staying out of range there.
Spencer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer scores with a three punch combo!
A jab lands there for Spencer.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Sagat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spencer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sagat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sagat dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
Spencer sizes up Sagat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sagat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sagat takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Spencer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spencer cracks Sagat with an open hand slap.
Spencer cracks Sagat with a good jab.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Victor Sagat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Spencer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spencer misses with a left hand
and Sagat counters with a leg kick.
Sagat is looking to wear down Spencer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spencer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sagat doesn't seem bothered though.
Spencer lands a jab to the head.
Spencer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spencer misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spencer.
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
Sagat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer misses with a wild combination.
Sagat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spencer's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Spencer there.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spencer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sagat doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Sagat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Sagat needs to keep his hands up - Spencer had a free shot at his head there.
Sagat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sagat tries a head kick but it misses.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Sagat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sagat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sagat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spencer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sagat lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.
Spencer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Spencer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer throws a jab when Sagat was well out of range.
Sagat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spencer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spencer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Sagat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer lands a nice hook to Sagat's body. Sagat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sagat misses with a body kick.
Sagat takes one to the side of the head.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagat.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Spencer checks it.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sagat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spencer throws a lazy right hand but Sagat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sagat slips under a jab from Spencer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spencer checks a low kick from Sagat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Spencer misses.
Sagat scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spencer throws a right hand that Sagat ducks under and follows up with a left that Sagat also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick from Sagat.
Spencer scores with a sloppy right hand. Sagat should have avoided that one.
Sagat throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spencer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sagat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer lands with an uppercut that bounces Sagat off the cage and back into range.
Spencer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Sagat tries a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Sagat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses.
Sagat is looking to land body kicks.
Spencer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sagat slips a straight right by Spencer.
Spencer lands with a cross.
Spencer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sagat back to the cage. Spencer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spencer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shawn Spencer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sagat is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat moves forwards but Spencer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Sagat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Sagat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Spencer. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sagat.
Sagat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spencer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Sagat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Sagat's head but Sagat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer misses with an uppercut
and Sagat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sagat seems to have got his legs back now.
Spencer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sagat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sagat dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
Spencer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spencer staying out of range there.
Victor Sagat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Sagat ducks down to avoid it.
Sagat needs to keep his hands up - Spencer had a free shot at his head there.
Sagat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spencer.
Spencer throws a series of strikes that have Sagat backpedaling.
Sagat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spencer tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spencer stuns Sagat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spencer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spencer avoids a kick to the body.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Sagat tried to score with a low kick but Spencer checks it.
Spencer scores with a decent looking hook.
Spencer dips to his left and cracks Sagat with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer connects with a looping right hand.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sagat!
Spencer throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer cracks Sagat with an open hand slap.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Sagat misses with a double jab.
Spencer thuds a left hand into Sagat's body.
Spencer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spencer scores with a sloppy right hand. Sagat should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spencer.
Sagat takes one to the chin there.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick from Sagat.
Sagat looks to land a combination but Spencer avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spencer 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Spencer!
Our winner, Shawn Spencer, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dameshek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo's entrance music is Numb. A fine choice. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Dameshek!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dameshek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dameshek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eduardo defends it nicely.
Dameshek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dameshek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Eduardo breaks the clinch.
Eduardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dameshek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carlos Eduardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dameshek.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo looks to clinch
and Dameshek counters with a shoot takedown. Eduardo fights it but they end up in guard.
Eduardo keeping full guard, as Dameshek tries to pass.
Dameshek trying to control but Eduardo is working from the bottom.
Eduardo pulls Dameshek in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eduardo keeping full guard, as Dameshek tries to pass.
Dameshek prevents Eduardo from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dameshek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eduardo is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dameshek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eduardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Dameshek throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eduardo was covering up waiting for the punch and Dameshek finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eduardo keeping moving, preventing Dameshek from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dameshek preventing the sweep.
Dameshek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Eduardo trying to control the position.
Eduardo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dameshek on the ground.
Dameshek controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Dameshek was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Eduardo throws a head kick but Dameshek moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dameshek shoots in but Eduardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eduardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Eduardo does no damage.
Eduardo throws a hook to the side of Dameshek's head but Dameshek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dameshek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eduardo is looking to clinch but Dameshek is avoiding it.
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Dameshek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eduardo moves in looking to clinch but Dameshek pushes him off.
Eduardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dameshek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eduardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlos Eduardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dameshek closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Eduardo.
Dameshek jumps guard but Eduardo stands there with Dameshek around his waist. Dameshek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dameshek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dameshek avoids it.
Dameshek wants a takedown but no success here.
Carlos Eduardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dameshek.
Eduardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dameshek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eduardo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eduardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eduardo trying to land knees to the body.
Dameshek drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eduardo can't find room to land a body shot as Dameshek controls the action.
Eduardo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dameshek drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dameshek tries to pull guard but Eduardo won't allow it.
Dameshek has hold of one of Eduardo's legs. Eduardo is fighting the takedown attempt but Dameshek gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dameshek not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eduardo wants to stand and escape but Dameshek is having none of it.
Dameshek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dameshek won't allow Eduardo to get back to his feet.
Eduardo looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dameshek avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
Dameshek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dameshek takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dameshek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eduardo keeps working.
Dameshek is stalling here. Eduardo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dameshek seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Eduardo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dameshek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dameshek wants to control but Eduardo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dameshek is working to get back to half guard.
Dameshek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dameshek tries to reverse the position but Eduardo maintains control.
Eduardo looking to control but Dameshek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dameshek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dameshek is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Dameshek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dameshek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dameshek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eduardo tries to avoid it but Dameshek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eduardo to the ground. Eduardo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dameshek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eduardo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dameshek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dameshek dodges the punch combination from Eduardo.
Eduardo moves in looking to clinch but Dameshek pushes him off.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Eduardo! Dameshek is out on his feet! Eduardo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Dameshek is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Dameshek is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Eduardo!
A very excited looking Carlos Eduardo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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29
215 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang lands a right hook to the body.
Bang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bang misses with a head kick.
Bang moves out of range of the leg kick from Pukki.
Bang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pukki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bang was covering up waiting for the punch and Pukki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pukki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pukki's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joulu Pukki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bang lands with a shot to the body.
Pukki throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Pukki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bang doesn't seem phased though.
Pukki fails to land the takedown.
Pukki throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pukki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pukki is out of range and Bang settles back down.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pukki misses with a hook.
Bang avoids the body shot from Pukki.
Pukki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki looks for a takedown but Bang sprawls well.
Jab by Bang.
Pukki drops down and drives through with a powerful 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!
Pukki throws a big elbow that misses.
Pukki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bang is keeping the position for now.
Bang can't keep his opponent in guard - Pukki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pukki wants to control but Bang is keeping him busy.
Pukki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki trying to pass the guard but Bang defending well.
Pukki wants to advance to full mount but Bang doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bang keeping moving, preventing Pukki from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joulu Pukki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pukki motions for Bang to come forward. Pukki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses the jab.
Pukki wants to land a leg kick but Bang is out of range.
Pukki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pukki duly obliges.
Pukki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bang throws a series of strikes that have Pukki backpedaling.
It looks like Joulu Pukki has been cut.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joulu Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bang to the ground. Pukki is now in Bang's guard.
Pukki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pukki passes Bang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pukki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pukki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pukki misses with a series of wild punches.
Bang is looking to chop away at Pukki's legs.
Bang blocks the body kick.
Pukki closes the distance and clinches up with Bang, looking for a takedown. Pukki pushes Bang against the cage but Bang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pukki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bang checks it well.
Joulu Pukki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pukki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pukki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bang avoids the head kick by Pukki.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Pukki is just out of range.
Pukki shoots in but Bang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bang Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joulu Pukki.
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pukki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang swings for the body but Pukki moves out of range.
Bang tests Pukki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pukki scores with a kick to the body.
Pukki blocks a jab.
Pukki misses with a low kick as Bang jumps back.
Bang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pukki.
Pukki tries to clinch but Bang is having none of it.
Bang lands with an uppercut that bounces Pukki off the cage and back into range.
Pukki moves out of range of the body kick from Bang.
Pukki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bang's waist but Bang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pukki off to one side.
Bang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bang misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pukki.
Pukki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bang is fending him off so far but Pukki persists. Nope, Bang circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pukki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pukki shoots in looking for a takedown. Bang tries to sprawl out of it but Pukki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bang Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pukki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bang misses with an uppercut. Pukki saw that one coming.
Pukki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pukki.
Bang thows a body shot but no joy.
Bang Bang is winning the standup battle so far.
Pukki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bang.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bang but Bang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pukki jabs at Bang's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pukki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pukki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bang.
Bang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pukki fails with the takedown.
Bang stalks Pukki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pukki's face. Pukki staggers backwards, shaken.
Pukki fails with the takedown.
Bang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pukki is breathing heavily.
Bang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pukki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pukki backs up against the cage.
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!
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.
Pukki throws a good cross that connects.
Pukki lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throws a leg kick but Bang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pukki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bang scores with a nice head shot.
Pukki misses with a two punch combination.
Pukki ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang looks to land a combination but Pukki avoids it well.
Pukki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pukki tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Bang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bang throws a sloppy head kick and Pukki moves out of range easily.
Pukki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bang is out of range and Pukki settles back down.
Pukki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pukki.
Pukki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pukki is rocked!
Pukki throws a head kick that misses.
Pukki shoots in and bounces Bang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pukki throwing strikes but missing.
Pukki trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki preventing the sweep.
Pukki trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pukki advances to half guard.
Pukki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pukki is trying to control. Bang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joulu Pukki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pukki is defended easily by Bang.
Pukki misses with a leg kick.
Pukki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pukki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pukki throws the kick towards the body but Bang avoids it.
Pukki misses the shot to the body.
Pukki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pukki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Bang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pukki throws a low kick but Bang avoids it.
Pukki looks for the body kick but Bang saw that one coming.
Bang misses with the combination.
Bang misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bang.
Bang lands with a shot to the body.
Pukki shoots for a double leg takedown but Bang sprawls well. He's pushed Pukki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pukki moves away from the strike by Bang.
Pukki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bang Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joulu Pukki.
Pukki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Pukki misses.
Pukki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Pukki misses its intended target.
Pukki tries to clinch but Bang moves out of range.
Pukki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joulu Pukki.
I think Pukki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joulu Pukki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bourque has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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34
156 lbs
32 - 11 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio dos Passos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Passos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bourque.
dos Passos thows a left - swing and a miss!
dos Passos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bourque swivels and escapes.
dos Passos throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
dos Passos shoots in for a double leg but Bourque sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from dos Passos.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourque throws a hook but dos Passos blocks it.
dos Passos misses with a takedown attempt - Bourque sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio dos Passos.
A cross from dos Passos lands.
It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Bourque throws a good cross that connects.
Bourque looks to land a left hand but dos Passos moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - dos Passos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dos Passos tests Bourque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Passos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
dos Passos misses with a lunging right hand
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bourque misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from dos Passos misses the target.
The fighters circling - dos Passos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bourque on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
dos Passos throws a lazy uppercut
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
dos Passos misses with a looping left.
dos Passos loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
dos Passos drops Bourque with a big left hand and mounts him. Bourque is in big trouble!
Bourque is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
dos Passos has hold of Bourque's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bourque manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Oh Bourque is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos is working for a guillotine from mount but Bourque frees his head quite easily.
dos Passos goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bourque is on top in guard.
Bourque won't allow dos Passos to sweep him here.
Bourque seems to have got his legs back now.
Bourque is looking to stand up but dos Passos won't let him.
dos Passos looking for a triangle here. Bourque is fighting it but it looks tight! dos Passos pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bourque is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Helio dos Passos!
A relieved looking Helio dos Passos 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Luc Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Picard has chosen The Picard Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jean Luc Picard 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Luc Picard!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le throws a leg kick but Picard checks it.
Le throws a low kick but Picard avoids it.
Le scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Le cracks a nice hook into Picard's ribs.
Victor Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Picard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le but Le pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Le takes a swing at Picard's ribcage but misses.
Le lands a nice leg kick that just misses Picard's sensitive parts.
Picard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Le is fending him off so far but Picard persists. Nope, Le circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Picard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Picard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Picard.
Victor Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Luc Picard.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victor Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Picard.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to land a front kick but Picard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Le tests Picard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Picard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Picard shoots and misses
and Le counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le throws a low kick but it's checked well by Picard.
Le scores with a crisp jab that stopped Picard in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Picard checks a leg kick.
Le will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Le misses with a low kick as Picard jumps back.
Picard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Picard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picard dives in and grabs Le's left leg, looking for a takedown. Le pushes down on Picard's head and hops out.
Le throws a body punch but Picard moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
Picard shoots and misses
and Picard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Le.
Le throws out a loose jab but Picard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picard tries for a takedown but Le circles away easily
and Le counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le pivots, looking for a leg kick but Picard is out of range and Le settles back down.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Le dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le is looking to wear down Picard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Le finds it's target.
Le misses with a body kick.
Le thows a leg kick but Picard checks it
and Picard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Picard goes for a takedown attempt but Le pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Le works Picard's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
Le throws a jab but it's blocked by Picard.
Picard is trying desperately to land a takedown but Le is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Picard.
Picard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Le sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picard manages to avoid it.
Picard scores a takedown into full mount!
Le can't escape the position.
Picard jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Le is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Le and Picard has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to buck Picard off but Picard is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Le's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Picard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Picard moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le is looking for a sweep.
Picard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Le, who protects the arm well.
Le struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Picard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Le, who protects the arm well.
Le is not content to let Picard control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Picard off and has taken his back!
Picard turns into Le and is now in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Picard tries to free his leg and advance position but Le is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Luc Picard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Picard blocks a jab.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picard was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Le lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Le lands an impressive looking overhand right. Picard doesn't seem phased though.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Le throws a low kick, looking for Picard's leg but Picard calmly moves out of range.
Picard closes the distance and clinches up with Le, looking for a takedown. Picard pushes Le against the cage but Le circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Picard shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le lands an overhand right.
Picard shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Victor Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Luc Picard.
Le lands a leg kick that knocks Picard off balance momentarily.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picard was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
A thudding body kick lands there by Le!
Picard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Le sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Picard somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le scores with a decent looking hook.
Good exchange - Le coming out on top.
Le is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Le getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Le dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Picard. That did some damage!
Le stuffs the takedown.
Picard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Le sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Le is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Picard.
Picard misses with a takedown attempt
and Le counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le throws a front kick that sends Picard stumbling back into the cage.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Picard moves out of range of the body kick from Le.
Picard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le missing with a left hand there. Picard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Le lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le tries to score with a low kick but Picard moves his leg out of the way.
Le lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Le showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Le has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Le!
A very excited looking Victor Le made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Kotipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotipelto comes to the cage accompanied by Peter Cetera & Amy Grant- Next Time I Fall . Jorge has chosen Back in black as his entrance music. Timo Kotipelto has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Kotipelto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jorge scores with the left hand. Kotipelto knows he should have avoided that one.
Kotipelto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jorge.
Jorge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kotipelto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jorge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kotipelto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jorge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jorge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kotipelto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A combination from Jorge does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Kotipelto.
Kotipelto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jorge shoots in looking for a takedown. Kotipelto tries to sprawl out of it but Jorge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kotipelto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kotipelto shoots in and drives through. Jorge sprawls well.
Jorge throws a hook to the side of Kotipelto's head but Kotipelto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kotipelto blocks a jab.
Kotipelto throws a front kick that sends Jorge stumbling back into the cage.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kotipelto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kotipelto tries to work over Jorge's front leg with a kick but Jorge checks it.
Jorge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kotipelto.
Jorge cracks Kotipelto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kotipelto as he avoids it easily.
Jorge tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto lands with a cross.
It looks like James Jorge has been cut.
Kotipelto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorge takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jorge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kotipelto.
Kotipelto with a poor takedown
and Jorge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Kotipelto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorge taking a breather.
Kotipelto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jorge's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kotipelto.
Jorge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kotipelto to keep the fight standing.
Kotipelto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jorge wants to stall.
Kotipelto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kotipelto pushes off an throws an elbow but Jorge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jorge is trying to break the clinch but Kotipelto has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kotipelto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jorge up against the cage.
Jorge 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, Kotipelto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jorge's brow.
Jorge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kotipelto throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Jorge.
Kotipelto tries to throw a body punch but Jorge avoids it by throwing Kotipelto back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jorge fails to land.
Kotipelto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kotipelto wants to stall.
Jorge wants to break free but Kotipelto has control.
A nice left hand lands by Kotipelto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge has had enough of the clinch but Kotipelto keeps him there for the moment.
Kotipelto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jorge taking a breather.
Kotipelto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jorge lands a shoulder strike.
Jorge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kotipelto backwards.
Kotipelto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kotipelto closes the distance and clinches.
Jorge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kotipelto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kotipelto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kotipelto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jorge after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotipelto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jorge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kotipelto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Timo Kotipelto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Jorge's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jorge shoots in looking for a takedown but Kotipelto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jorge's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kotipelto feints and then cracks Jorge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jorge down.
James Jorge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kotipelto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jorge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kotipelto tries to clinch
and Jorge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jorge.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kotipelto keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Kotipelto is trying to keep Jorge in close.
Jorge has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kotipelto is proving hard to escape from.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorge preventing the sweep.
Kotipelto is looking for a triangle but Jorge pushes his legs off easily.
Jorge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kotipelto pulls Jorge in close to his closed guard and prevents Jorge from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jorge trying to control but Kotipelto is working from the bottom.
Kotipelto keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.
Kotipelto looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jorge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kotipelto clinches up with Jorge and pushes him back against the cage.
Jorge lands a right hand.
Jorge managing to block the knees to the body from Kotipelto.
Kotipelto throws an elbow but it misses.
Jorge tries to break the clinch but Kotipelto is controlling the position.
Kotipelto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Kotipelto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jorge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jorge takes a swing at Kotipelto's ribcage but misses.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kotipelto as he avoids it easily.
Kotipelto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorge.
Jorge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kotipelto was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorge.
Kotipelto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Kotipelto clinches up with Jorge and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kotipelto.
Jorge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kotipelto throws a leg kick but Jorge moved away.
Nice defenses there by Jorge.
Jorge just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge moves out of range of the body kick.
Jorge shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jorge showed some decent athleticism there.
Jorge decides to stand up.
Jorge ducks right into an uppercut from Kotipelto.
Timo Kotipelto is winning the standup battle so far.
Jorge takes a swing at Kotipelto's ribcage but misses.
Jorge moves to clinch but Kotipelto breaks away
and Kotipelto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jorge's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kotipelto.
Jorge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kotipelto.
Jorge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kotipelto defends it nicely.
Timo Kotipelto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jorge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotipelto moves away from the strike by Jorge.
Kotipelto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jorge will feel that in the morning.
Jorge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kotipelto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kotipelto.
Kotipelto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotipelto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Kotipelto catches Jorge right on the button with a cross.
Jorge throws a hook but Kotipelto blocks it.
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 Timo Kotipelto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Jorge's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kotipelto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jorge.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorge. Kotipelto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kotipelto jabs Jorge right on the nose. Jorge blinks but takes it well.
Kotipelto throws a low kick, looking for Jorge's leg but Jorge calmly moves out of range.
Jorge moves out of range of the leg kick from Kotipelto.
Horrible takedown by Jorge or perhaps it was just good defense by Kotipelto which made him look bad.
Jorge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kotipeltos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jorge looks to land a right hand but Kotipelto moved out of range.
Jorge gets caught flat footed, as Kotipelto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kotipelto wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is working an open guard so Kotipelto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Jorge 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kotipelto connects with a leg kick. Jorge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jorge closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kotipelto did well to prevent Jorge getting side control.
Kotipelto is looking to get back to full guard here but Jorge has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kotipelto misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kotipelto gets back to half guard.
Jorge looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jorge wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto tries to get to full guard but Jorge has control of the leg.
Jorge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jorge looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jorge is thwarting Kotipelto's attempts to control the position.
Kotipelto looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Jorge there.
Kotipelto is defending against the submission attempts here by Jorge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto is pressing down on Jorge's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kotipelto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
James Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kotipelto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jorge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jorge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kotipelto controls Jorge momentarily but Jorge frees himself.
Kotipelto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jorge defends well.
Jorge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto has an active guard here but Jorge has managed to pass into half guard.
Jorge is pressing down on Kotipelto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kotipelto is holding on for now.
Jorge is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jorge thows a huge punch but Kotipelto dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jorge is keen to just control but Kotipelto is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Timo Kotipelto did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on James Jorge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kotipelto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jorge is fending him off so far but Kotipelto persists. Nope, Jorge circles away and we're back to standing.
Kotipelto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jorge on the side of the head.
Timo Kotipelto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kotipelto.
Jorge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kotipelto loads up on a big right hand but Jorge slips the punch.
Kotipelto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jorge.
Jorge misses the shot to the body.
Kotipelto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kotipelto moves in looking to clinch but Jorge pushes him off.
Kotipelto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jorge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kotipelto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kotipelto tried to score with a low kick but Jorge checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kotipelto as he avoids it easily.
Kotipelto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jorge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kotipelto lands a slapping body shot.
Kotipelto keeps the fight on the outside.
Jorge closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jorge lands in his opponent's guard.
Kotipelto looking to control.
Jorge won't allow Kotipelto to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kotipelto is on top in guard.
Kotipelto prevents Jorge from getting back to his feet.
Jorge controls Kotipelto momentarily but Kotipelto frees himself.
Kotipelto trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jorge seems keen to control Kotipelto's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jorge connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jorge rushes Kotipelto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kotipelto blocking some punches.
Kotipelto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jorge backwards.
Jorge misses with a body punch.
Jorge tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kotipelto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kotipelto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jorge tries to circle away but Kotipelto has him pinned against the cage.
Kotipelto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jorge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Timo Kotipelto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jorge.
Kotipelto misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge tries to pull guard but Kotipelto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jorge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kotipelto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jorge is defending well for now.
Jorge tries to break free but Kotipelto pushes him back against the cage.
Jorge working hard to break the clinch.
Kotipelto manages to break the clinch.
Jorge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kotipelto can pounce on him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kotipelto enables Jorge to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kotipelto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jorge is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotipelto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jorge controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but James Jorge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Jorge's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jorge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kotipelto throws a leg kick but Jorge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kotipelto lands a really nice looking cross but Jorge seems unphased.
Jorge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kotipelto's waist but Kotipelto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jorge off to one side.
Kotipelto connects with an inside leg kick.
Kotipelto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jorge.
Jorge forces Kotipelto back against the cage and clinches.
Kotipelto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jorge just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jorge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jorge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kotipelto.
Jorge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kotipelto stuns Jorge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotipelto misses with a low kick.
Kotipelto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jorge is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kotipelto avoids the body shot from Jorge.
Horrible takedown by Jorge or perhaps it was just good defense by Kotipelto which made him look bad.
Kotipelto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Jorge blocks the leg kick.
Kotipelto wants to clinch.
Jorge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jorge scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kotipelto is pressing down on Jorge's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kotipelto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jorge is aware though and is defending well.
Jorge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kotipelto is controlling Jorge's posture.
Jorge looking to sit in guard and control but Kotipelto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jorge working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jorge is keeping the position for now.
Kotipelto trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Jorge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James Jorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorge being controlled here, momentarily.
Timo Kotipelto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jorge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kotipelto at a distance.
Timo Kotipelto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kotipelto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jorge shoots in but no luck this time.
Timo Kotipelto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jorge.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kotipelto.
Jorge misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotipelto defending well as Jorge loads up on a big left hand.
Kotipelto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jorge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Kotipelto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kotipelto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Timo Kotipelto!
Timo Kotipelto retains his lightweight title!
Timo Kotipelto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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