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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes into the arena with Trik Turner - Friends and Family blaring out of the sound system. Freddy Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
A jab from Alves misses.
Freddy Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves's corner calls for a 1-2. Alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Alves misses.
John Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Alves connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alves's brow.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Alves.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Alves.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson stalls.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alves.
Alves scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alves is trying to break free.
Alves avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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 Freddy Alves will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alves swinging wildly here.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alves.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Alves throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Freddy Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Alves connects with a crisp jab.
Alves 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.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Alves dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson passes Alves's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alves wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Alves defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves manages to get to full guard.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves working a defensive guard but Johnson manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Johnson slips a straight right by Alves.
Freddy Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Alves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Alves misses.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is rocked!
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
Johnson tries to clinch up.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Alves knocks Johnson out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Freddy Alves!
After winning the bout, Freddy Alves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Vegata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Fury!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegata throws a poor cross that misses
and Fury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vegata thinking.
Fury drops Vegata with a beautiful combination! Vegata stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fury is looking for the KO!
Vegata is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Vegata has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vegata circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Fury. Vegata falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Fury!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryan Fury!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes into the arena with Big fat blaring out of the sound system. Fat Joe has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fat Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe scores with a nice right hand.
Hernandez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hernandez grinds an elbow into Joe's temple.
Hernandez working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Joe, who protects the arm well.
Hernandez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Joe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Joe is looking to regain half guard here but Hernandez keeps moving and retains side control.
Hernandez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hernandez tries for a kimura but Joe is defending well.
Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Joe to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hernandez cracks Joe with a big elbow.
Hernandez lands an elbow.
Joe is looking to reverse the position.
Hernandez cracks Joe with a big right hand but Joe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hernandez is working Joe over with some ground and pound from side control.
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!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Joe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hernandez taking a breather here.
Hernandez trying to control the position but Joe is working away.
Hernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Joe down.
Hernandez working the ground and pound from side control.
Joe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hernandez lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Joe! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hernandez jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gundar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorsen has chosen Gundar Thorsen Theme Song- White Superman as his entrance music. Gundar Thorsen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thiago Oliveira's chin.
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280 lbs
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273 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gundar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorsen throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorsen wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Thorsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Thorsen is avoiding it.
No luck for Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Thorsen. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsen.
Thorsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thorsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Thorsen.
Thorsen checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Good leg kick by Oliveira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses the jab.
Thorsen misses with a low kick.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Thorsen jabs Oliveira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thorsen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorsen tries a low kick but Oliveira avoids it.
Oliveira throws a lazy head kick
and Thorsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oliveira's knee momentarily.
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!
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorsen. Thorsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorsen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Thorsen misses with a straight right.
Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thorsen counters with a left to the body.
Thorsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thorsen connects with a right hand. Oliveira shakes it off.
It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Thorsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oliveira checks it well.
Thorsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliveira counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for a takedown.
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Gundar Thorsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Thorsen has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.
Thorsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira scores a takedown into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Oliveira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thorsen because Oliveira loaded up on that one.
Thorsen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gundar Thorsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorsen.
Thorsen throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thorsen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliveira wants to clinch but Thorsen slips to the side
and Thorsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Thorsen keeps it at a distance.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut. Oliveira saw that one coming.
Thorsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorsen throws a big shot that misses.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Thorsen pushes him off.
Thorsen misses with a body shot
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thorsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thorsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thorsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
Thorsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thorsen counters with a three punch combo that has Oliveira backing up. Oliveira nods at Thorsen to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliveira.
Thorsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira moves into range and clinches up with Thorsen.
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Thorsen circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Oliveira to the canvas! Oliveira doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Thorsen keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gundar Thorsen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henric Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lime White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andersen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sultans Of Swing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henric Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lime White!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands a body shot.
Andersen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andersen tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Andersen throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andersen throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as White stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Andersen follows into mount!
White is rocked!
It looks like Lime White has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White gets back to half guard.
White is still in real trouble! Can Andersen finish him?
Andersen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White is trying to maintain the position but Andersen is very close to passing his half guard.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
White regains full guard. Nicely done.
White has a closed guard, preventing Andersen from standing up.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andersen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andersen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White tries to keep at a distance but Andersen has taken the fight into the clinch.
White tries a knee to the head but Andersen blocks it.
Andersen avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Andersen stalling against the cage.
Andersen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Andersen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Andersen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andersen blocks the elbow strike.
Andersen lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Andersen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
A body shot lands from Andersen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Andersen misses with a knee strike.
Andersen misses with a knee to the head.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Andersen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andersen tries to clinch up.
Andersen lands a slapping body shot.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andersen's calf.
Nice defenses there by White.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersen wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andersen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White blocks an elbow strike from Andersen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andersen blocks it with crossed arms.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andersen backwards.
Andersen working aggressively here.
Andersen just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Andersen managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White landing knees to the body.
White taking a breather.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andersen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andersen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White tries to keep at a distance but Andersen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andersen can't break the clinch.
Andersen tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andersen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andersen is breathing heavily.
Andersen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andersen misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andersen is trying to stall.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersen avoids it.
White tries to throw a body punch but Andersen avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Andersen avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White trying to land knees to the body.
Andersen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andersen tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersen misses the jab.
Andersen wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Andersen tries to clinch up
and White counters with a slapping leg kick.
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 Henric Andersen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lime White'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.
Andersen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andersen checks a low kick from White.
Andersen connects with a high kick.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andersen misses with a wild combination.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White throws a leg kick
and Andersen counters with a series of strikes that sends White to the canvas! Andersen follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersen trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersen wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andersen's guard.
Andersen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
White passes Andersen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andersen defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White trying to control the action but Andersen is working from the bottom.
White is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Andersen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andersen is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lime White has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Andersen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Andersen has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Andersen dodges an elbow strike from White.
A body shot lands from Andersen.
Andersen stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andersen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
Andersen blocks an elbow strike from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen lands with a right to the head.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andersen closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
Andersen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White lands a damaging elbow.
Andersen can't break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White trying to land knees to the body.
Andersen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andersen blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersen swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andersen just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Lime White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White manages to break the clinch.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Andersen is looking to clinch.
White digs a good hook to Andersen's body.
Nice jab there from Andersen.
Andersen checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersen closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andersen thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Henric Andersen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lime White'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!
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andersen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henric Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Andersen tries to clinch up
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andersen fails to land with a series of punches.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henric Andersen is winning the standup battle so far.
Andersen drops White with a nice combination! Andersen dives into White's guard, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andersen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White is trying to control the position but Andersen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andersen.
Andersen tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.
White has his hands on Andersen's head, controlling the position.
Lime White has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lime White wasn't active enough on the ground.
White misses with a low kick as Andersen jumps back.
White misses with a low kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andersen cracks the inside of White's front leg.
Andersen works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andersen is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andersen closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andersen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andersen closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andersen.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andersen.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Andersen checks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Andersen misses the target.
White tried to score with a low kick but Andersen checks it.
Andersen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andersen tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Andersen as he checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Andersen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andersen misses with a jab to the body
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Andersen moves to clinch but White breaks away
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
Lime White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White thuds a left hand into Andersen's body.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by White.
Andersen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andersen pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Andersen settles back down.
Andersen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Andersen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White tried to score with a low kick but Andersen checks it.
White throws a leg kick but Andersen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andersen scores with a one two! White had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Andersen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Andersen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andersen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andersen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Andersen off balance momentarily.
Henric Andersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White lunges at Andersen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andersen's hand.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Andersen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lime White.
I think Andersen 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro comes to the cage accompanied by Buckethead - jump man. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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35
267 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
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32
285 lbs
36 - 24 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minotauro lands with a cross.
Pinksy thuds his shin into the meat of Minotauro's side.
Pinksy checks a leg kick nicely.
Minotauro blocks a head kick by Pinksy.
Minotauro looks to throw a body kick
letting Pinksy counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minotauro walks into a straight right hand from Pinksy.
Minotauro takes a swing at Pinksy's ribcage but misses.
Minotauro lands with a nice body kick.
Pinksy just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinksy scores with a sloppy right hand. Minotauro should have avoided that one.
Pinksy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinksy moves out of range as Minotauro throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Minotauro thows a body shot but no joy.
Ze Minotauro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minotauro throws a leg kick
and Pinksy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Minotauro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Minotauro throws a jab when Pinksy was well out of range.
Pinksy throws a right hand that Minotauro ducks under and follows up with a left that Minotauro also avoids with ease.
Minotauro throws the left hand but Pinksy avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minotauro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minotauro misses with a hook
and Pinksy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Minotauro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minotauro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro drops his hands momentarily and Pinksy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinksy throws a series of punches but Minotauro avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Pinksy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Minotauro.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pinksy!
Minotauro misses with a few strikes there.
Minotauro throws a wild body kick that Pinksy sees coming a mile off.
Pinksy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pinksy.
Pinksy throws a sloppy head kick and Minotauro moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Minotauro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinksy.
Minotauro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Minotauro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pinksy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Minotauro throws the left hand but Pinksy avoids the punch easily.
Minotauro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pinksy throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy misses with a series of wild punches.
Minotauro throws a looping overhand right but Pinksy ducks down to avoid it.
Minotauro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Pinksy misses.
Minotauro scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinksy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minotauro throws a leg kick
and Pinksy counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinksy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinksy lands with a hook. Minotauro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pinksy throws a hook but Minotauro blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Minotauro misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pinksy. Those never looked like landing.
Minotauro thows a leg kick but Pinksy checks it
and Pinksy counters with a head kick. That will keep Minotauro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Minotauro slips under a jab from Pinksy.
Minotauro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pinksy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinksy throws the kick towards the body but Minotauro avoids it.
Pinksy throws a head kick but Minotauro moves out of range.
Minotauro moves away from the strike by Pinksy.
A leg kick checked by Pinksy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy throws a push kick but Minotauro slaps the foot to one side.
Pinksy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Minotauro.
Minotauro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pinksy is out of range.
Pinksy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Minotauro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pinksy is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Minotauro, right into the meat.
Pinksy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinksy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Minotauro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Minotauro misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinksy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy misses with a body shot.
Minotauro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinksy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Minotauro throws a leg kick but Pinksy checks it.
Pinksy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pinksy looks to score with a jab to the body but Minotauro is just out of range.
Minotauro looks to land a combination but Pinksy avoids it well.
Minotauro lands a nice hook to Pinksy's body. Pinksy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drew Pinksy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Pinksy.
Minotauro misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pinksy. Pinksy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pinksy misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Minotauro.
Pinksy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Minotauro's head.
Pinksy scores with a nice head shot.
Minotauro throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Pinksy counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minotauro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pinksy throws a sloppy head kick and Minotauro moves out of range easily.
Minotauro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy defending well as Minotauro loads up on a big left hand.
Pinksy slips a straight right by Minotauro.
Minotauro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pinksy moves out of range of the strikes.
Drew Pinksy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinksy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinksy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Minotauro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Pinksy. That snapped Minotauro's head back.
Minotauro looks to throw the jab but Pinksy is out of range.
Minotauro throws a leg kick but Pinksy checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Minotauro moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinksy misses the jab.
Minotauro throws a right hand that misses
and Pinksy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Minotauro misses with a straight left.
Minotauro lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Minotauro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinksy checks a low kick from Minotauro.
A slow jab from Minotauro misses its intended target.
Pinksy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinksy throws a series of strikes that have Minotauro backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy throws a head kick that misses.
Pinksy slips under a jab.
Pinksy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pinksy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Minotauro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Minotauro throws a push kick but Pinksy slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Minotauro misses.
Pinksy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinksy misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Minotauro, as that shot connected.
Ze Minotauro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Minotauro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinksy.
Pinksy misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro looks to land a right hand but Pinksy moved out of range.
Pinksy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Minotauro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pinksy scrambles back to his feet.
Pinksy is rocked!
Pinksy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crack! A monster head kick from Minotauro and Pinksy falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Minotauro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ze Minotauro!
After winning the bout, Ze Minotauro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Wattson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wattson has chosen Weapon Of Choice - Fatboy Slim as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
277 lbs
28 - 30 - 1 |
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270 lbs
18 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Cowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Wattson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wattson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cowell.
Cowell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wattson counters with a good low kick that Cowell was not able to check.
Wattson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wattson connects with a leg kick. Cowell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wattson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cowell has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wattson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cowell.
Cowell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wattson scores with punches from side control.
Cowell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cowell tries to roll over but Wattson keeps him under control.
Cowell looking for submissions off his back.
Cowell tries to roll over but Wattson keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wattson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wattson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cowell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cowell taking some punishment here, with Wattson in his half guard.
Wattson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wattson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cowell's head.
Wattson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cowell wants to get back to full guard.
Wattson working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wattson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cowell is just riding it out for now. Wattson eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cowell tries to roll over but Wattson keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowell is working hard here to advance position.
Wattson working Cowell over with strikes.
Wattson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wattson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cowell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wattson looks to land a strike but Cowell avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wattson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cowell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cowell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wattson.
Wattson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cowell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cowell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wattson won't allow Cowell to sweep him here.
Cowell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wattson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cowell's head.
Cowell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cowell lands a decent shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wattson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wattson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wattson landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wattson cracks Cowell with a solid left hand.
Wattson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wattson is in close to Cowell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cowell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cowell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wattson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Wattson preventing the sweep.
Wattson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cowell has wrist control.
Cowell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cowell throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wattson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cowell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wattson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wattson postures up in Cowell's guard and throws a big left but Cowell blocks it.
Cowell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wattson is working Cowell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wattson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cowell has wrist control.
Cowell wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wattson is now in half guard.
Cowell tries to get to full guard but Wattson has control of the leg.
Wattson is nestled in close to Cowell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cowell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wattson.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wattson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cowell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wattson.
Wattson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wattson landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Wattson dominated that round.
That's time! Cowell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Wattson misses
and Cowell counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Wattson as Cowell shoots in.
Cowell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cowell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wattson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wattson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cowell's head.
Wattson forces his way into half guard.
Wattson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wattson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wattson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ron Wattson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wattson is aware though and is defending well.
Wattson distracts Cowell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wattson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cowell trying to control the position.
Wattson lands a couple of digs.
Wattson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cowell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wattson has managed to get both his arms back between Cowell's legs - danger averted.
Wattson landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wattson scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cowell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wattson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cowell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wattson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cowell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wattson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowell looking for a sweep. Not yet Cowell, not yet.
Wattson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wattson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cowell has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wattson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cowell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wattson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowell is keeping the position for now.
Wattson postures up in Cowell's guard and throws a big left but Cowell blocks it.
Wattson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cowell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wattson manages to get himself to full guard.
Wattson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wattson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wattson's guard.
Cowell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wattson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cowell.
Cowell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cowell seems to be working for a kimura but Wattson defends the submission attempt.
Wattson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wattson trying to control but Cowell postures up.
Cowell wants to work for an arm triangle but Wattson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cowell seems to be looking for submissions.
Wattson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wattson.
Wattson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wattson is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cowell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wattson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cowell's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Wattson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Wattson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cowell. Cowell gets slowly back to his feet.
Wattson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wattson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wattson trying to mount his opponent but Cowell defends it.
Wattson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wattson thows a huge punch but Cowell dodges it nicely.
Cowell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cowell manages to get to full guard.
Wattson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cowell's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wattson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowell is looking for a triangle here but Wattson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cowell taking a bit of punishment here - Wattson scoring with strikes.
Wattson cracks Cowell with a big right hand but Cowell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cowell is looking for a sweep.
Wattson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wattson scores with punches from side control.
Cowell is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wattson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oh Cowell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wattson cracks Cowell with a big elbow.
Wattson cracks Cowell with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Wattson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Cowell is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Wattson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Wattson!
A relieved looking Ron Wattson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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36
290 lbs
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265 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer shoots for a double leg takedown but Bean sprawls well. He's pushed Kramer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kramer is defended easily by Bean.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Kramer moves away and avoids it.
Kramer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bean swivels and escapes.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kramer.
Kramer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kramer is leaning against Bean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kramer jumps guard but Bean turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Kramer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean is working Kramer over against the cage.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Kramer.
Kramer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kramer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bean walks away with a smile on his face. Kramer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bean takes the fight into the clinch.
Bean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kramer tries to pull guard but Bean forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kramer blocks a body shot from Bean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Kramer.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Bean tries to break free but Kramer pushes him back against the cage.
Bean tries to work over Kramer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean lands a left hand.
Bean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kramer keeps control of Bean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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!
Bean lands an uppercut.
Kramer tries to pull guard but Bean won't allow it.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Kramer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Kramer blocks an uppercut.
Kramer jumps guard but Bean stands there with Kramer around his waist. Kramer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kramer working Bean over with knees to the body.
Bean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bean digs a right hand underneath Kramer's ribcage. Kramer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bean has Kramer pressed against the cage.
Bean is trying to force a seperation but Kramer has the dominant position.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kramers head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kramer avoids the body shot from Bean.
Kramer fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kramer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like John Kramer has been cut.
Bean drops Kramer with a beautiful combination! Kramer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bean is looking for the KO!
Bean scores with a nice right hand.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kramer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bean to the mat! Bean manages to get full guard.
Kramer trying to control but Bean is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butter Bean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kramer's cut.
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.
Kramer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bean counters with a nice right hand that sends Kramer toppling to the canvas! Kramer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bean finish him?!
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Kramer. Those never looked like landing.
Bean leaves Kramer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bean connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That has opened up John Kramer's cut even more.
Bean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kramer.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kramer.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kramer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bean scores with the left hand. Kramer knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean cracks Kramer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bean has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kramer to stand back up!
Kramer is rocked!
The cut above John Kramer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bean tries to sprawl but Kramer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kramer is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bean has control of Kramer's left arm, preventing Kramer from doing any damage.
Kramer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer throws an elbow that misses. Bean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kramer's guard. Nice move by Bean!
Bean stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kramer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bean's waist but Bean gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kramer off to one side.
Kramer ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Bean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kramer tries to pull guard but Bean holds him up against the cage and eventually Kramer drops back down to his feet.
Kramer has Bean pressed against the cage, preventing Bean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer blocking some punches.
Bean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butter Bean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kramer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kramer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bean just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kramer counters by moving into the clinch.
Kramer fails to pull guard.
Bean lands a left hand.
Kramer tries to pull guard but Bean won't allow it.
Bean breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer walks into a stiff left hand from Bean.
Kramer looks for a takedown but Bean sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Bean coming out on top.
John Kramer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kramer throws out the jab.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kramer can do to turn this around?
Kramer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Kramer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Butter Bean!
A very excited looking Butter Bean 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 Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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33
162 lbs
24 - 15 - 1 |
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35
161 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
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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
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday throws out a loose jab but Woleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woleman fails to land with a series of punches.
Woleman throws a hook but Wednesday avoids it easily.
Woleman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woleman lands a really nice looking cross but Wednesday seems unphased.
Wednesday throws a body punch but Woleman moves out of range.
Woleman misses with a straight left.
Wednesday keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Woleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wednesday manages to avoid it.
Woleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woleman slips a jab and a cross from Wednesday.
Wednesday scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Woleman lands a lovely overhand right.
Woleman throws a leg kick but Wednesday moved away.
Wednesday slips a straight right by Woleman.
Woleman defending well as Wednesday loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wednesday lands a jab to Woleman's midsection.
Wednesday moves into range and connects with a jab.
Woleman lunges at Wednesday with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wednesday's hand.
Wednesday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woleman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Woleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wednesday.
Woleman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Woleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Wednesday.
Wednesday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woleman.
Woleman missing with a left hand there. Wednesday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woleman has a takedown stuffed.
Woleman lands a slapping body shot.
Wednesday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woleman.
Jab from Woleman.
Wednesday moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman misses with a hook.
Woleman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wednesday leaves Woleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Woleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wednesday.
Wednesday takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woleman moves out of range as Wednesday strikes.
Wednesday takes a jab right on the kisser.
Woleman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Woleman misses with a few strikes there.
Woleman cracks Wednesday with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Woleman throws a jab when Wednesday was well out of range.
Woleman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wednesday sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Woleman somewhat.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
Woleman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a body punch
and Woleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wednesday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woleman ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Woleman throws an off balance right hand
and Wednesday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wednesday looks to score with a jab to the body but Woleman is just out of range.
Woleman misses with an uppercut
and Wednesday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wednesday jabs Woleman right on the nose. Woleman blinks but takes it well.
Woleman gets tackled into the cage by Wednesday. Wednesday maintains the clinch.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Woleman is struggling to control the position.
Woleman trying to control the position but instead, Wednesday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woleman into the cage.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman breaks from the clinch.
Alpo Wednesday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woleman slips under a jab from Wednesday.
Woleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wednesday connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Woleman scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Wednesday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woleman throws the left hand but Wednesday avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Woleman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wednesday tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Woleman counter with a right hand.
Wednesday is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woleman throws a body punch but Wednesday moves out of range.
Wednesday looks to score with a jab to the body but Woleman is just out of range.
Woleman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Woleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wednesday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Woleman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Woleman throws a right and a left that Wednesday avoids nicely.
Woleman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wednesday's head.
Woleman throws a hook to the side of Wednesday's head but Wednesday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wednesday misses with a few strikes there.
Wednesday takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wednesday keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wednesday slaps away a takedown attempt from Woleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wednesday moves to clinch but Woleman breaks away
and Woleman counters with a nice body shot.
Wednesday moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good work by Wednesday as he checks the leg kick.
Wednesday looks to land a left hand but Woleman moved out of range nicely.
Woleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wednesday throws out a loose jab but Woleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woleman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Woleman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Woleman.
No luck for Woleman with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wednesday moves out of range of the leg kick from Woleman.
Wednesday lands a right hook to the body.
Wednesday is looking to clinch.
Woleman cracks Wednesday with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wednesday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Woleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Woleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wednesday uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wednesday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woleman.
Wednesday lands with a good body shot.
Woleman misses with a takedown attempt - Wednesday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
Woleman misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wednesday manages to avoid it.
Woleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woleman slips a straight right by Wednesday.
Woleman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wednesday's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Woleman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wednesday scrambles back to his feet.
Woleman scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woleman misses with a takedown attempt - Wednesday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Woleman works Wednesday's body with a nice hook.
Woleman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Woleman is having none of it.
Wednesday misses with a looping left.
Woleman slips under a jab.
Woleman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wednesday counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donk. Wednesday catches Woleman right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Woleman.
Nice defenses there by Wednesday.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wednesday darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Wednesday.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Woleman tries to score with a low kick but Wednesday moves his leg out of the way.
Wednesday has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wednesday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woleman backwards.
Woleman stalling the fight.
Woleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Wednesday.
Wednesday lands with a left to the head.
Woleman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wednesday avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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!
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman prevents Wednesday from breaking the clinch.
Wednesday scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Wednesday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Woleman loads up on a big right hand but Wednesday slips the punch.
Woleman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wednesday.
Woleman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wednesday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Woleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wednesday lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wednesday ducks right into an uppercut from Woleman.
Woleman misses with a right hand
and Wednesday counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Woleman dives in and grabs Wednesday's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wednesday pushes down on Woleman's head and hops out.
Wednesday thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wednesday darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wednesday slips a straight right by Woleman.
Woleman connects with a right hand. Wednesday shakes it off.
Alpo Wednesday is winning the standup battle so far.
Wednesday keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wednesday misses with a hook. Woleman ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Wednesday.
Woleman misses with a left hand
and Wednesday counters with a left to the body.
Woleman misses with a hook. Wednesday ducked under it nicely.
Wednesday misses with a lunging right hand
and Woleman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wednesday seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wednesday might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Wednesday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Woleman.
Woleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wednesday throws out the jab.
Wednesday connects with a crisp jab.
Wednesday misses with a double jab.
Woleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wednesday just misses with a punch to the body.
Woleman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wednesday counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Woleman finds it's target.
Woleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wednesday pinned against the cage. Wednesday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wednesday throws a right hand that misses
letting Woleman counter with a right hand.
Wednesday misses with a few strikes there.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woleman throws a hook but Wednesday avoids it easily.
Wednesday thows a body shot but no joy.
Wednesday lunges at Woleman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woleman's hand.
Woleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Woleman motions for Wednesday to come forward. Woleman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wednesday closes the distance and pushes Woleman back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woleman works on Wednesday's body with a couple of short punches.
Woleman prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wednesday after a bit of a struggle.
Woleman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
Wednesday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wednesday scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wednesday throws a shot to the body.
Woleman misses with a looping left.
Wednesday slips a jab from Woleman.
Woleman takes a swing at Wednesday's ribcage but misses.
Woleman cracks Wednesday with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woleman misses with an uppercut. Wednesday saw that one coming.
Woleman takes a swing at Wednesday's ribcage but misses.
Wednesday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wednesday moves out of range of the strikes.
Woleman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No luck for Woleman with that takedown attempt.
Woleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday cracks a nice hook into Woleman's ribs.
Woleman looks to throw a body kick
and Wednesday counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woleman misses with a lunging right hand
and Wednesday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wednesday thuds his right hand into Woleman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Woleman closes the distance and clinches up with Wednesday, looking for a takedown. Woleman pushes Wednesday against the cage but Wednesday circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wednesday lunges at Woleman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woleman's hand.
Wednesday slips a straight right by Woleman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wednesday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woleman doesn't seem bothered though.
Wednesday throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wednesday throws a lazy right hand but Woleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wednesday avoids the body shot from Woleman.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alpo Wednesday.
I think Wednesday 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpo Wednesday!
Alpo Wednesday thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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263 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov moves in looking to clinch but Ivanovich pushes him off.
Ivanovich swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Ivanovich misses with a body shot.
Ivanovich swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich misses with a hook to the body
and Kharitonov counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice cross by Kharitonov.
It looks like Igor Ivanovich has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov throws an overhand right that has Ivanovich reeling! Kharitonov follows up with more punches and Ivanovich is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Boris Kharitonov!
Boris Kharitonov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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