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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Slice's choice of entrance music: Hit em' Up. Kimbo Slice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Ezekiel Johnson has been cut.
Slice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Slice blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Slice working hard to break the clinch.
Slice manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Slice avoids the damage to the body.
Slice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slice trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Slice avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Johnson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ezekiel Johnson.
Slice 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 throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.
Johnson pushes Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Slice is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson has Slice pressed against the cage.
Slice wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson pushes Slice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slice avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Slice misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Slice really felt that one!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Johnson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws the left hand but Slice avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kimbo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice scores with a body shot.
Slice throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Slice.
Slice defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slice as he avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slice throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Slice's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slice avoids it.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Slice working aggressively here.
Slice dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
A frustrated look appears on Slice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson stalls.
Slice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnson trying to control the action but Slice is working from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson cracks Slice with a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Johnson'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!
Slice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slice tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slice to the ground. Slice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kimbo Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson pushes Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson has Slice pushed against the cage.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slice blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Slice.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Slice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ezekiel Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slice.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slice is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Slice.
Slice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Slice avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slice avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slice's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Slice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slice takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Slice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Slice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kimbo Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Slice avoids the damage to the body.
Ezekiel Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slice is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Slice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slice is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Slice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Johnson!
After the big win, Ezekiel Johnson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 95% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Regan Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuure has chosen I'm Coming Home as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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30
185 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Regan Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuure!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuure ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendricks moves away.
Hendricks misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuure counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendricks's knee momentarily.
Kuure misses with a double jab.
Hendricks shoots in and drives through. Kuure sprawls well.
Hendricks wants to clinch but Kuure slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hendricks with a poor takedown
and Kuure counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regan Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuure with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Hendricks. Beautiful body shot.
Hendricks with a poor takedown
and Kuure counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendricks's knee momentarily.
Hendricks throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuure counters with a three punch combo that has Hendricks backing up. Hendricks nods at Kuure to acknowledge the strikes.
Hendricks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuure slips under a jab from Hendricks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuure lands a nice shot that snaps Hendricks's head back.
Kuure lands a really nice looking cross but Hendricks seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure lands a nice shot that snaps Hendricks's head back.
Hendricks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hendricks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
Kuure works over Hendricks's head and body with a nice combination.
Kuure connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendricks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks fails with the takedown
and Kuure counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hendricks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kuure cracks Hendricks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hendricks has his takedown stuffed
and Kuure counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendricks's knee momentarily.
Kuure lands a big head kick that sends Hendricks tumbling to the mat! Kuure takes a step backwards and waves Hendricks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Regan Hendricks has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hendricks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hendricks is rocked!
Kuure is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Hendricks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hendricks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuure makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hendricks seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuure jabs Hendricks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kuure lands a big head kick that sends Hendricks tumbling to the mat! Kuure takes a step backwards and waves Hendricks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kuure scoring well with a low kick there.
Hendricks seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Kuure shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Hendricks is backing up but Kuure catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Hendricks covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Kuure Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuure!
Kuure very nearly forgot to thank Katukauppa.com amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre has chosen Fort Minor - Remember The Name as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Quintana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Andre!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Quintana.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quintana avoids the head kick by Andre.
Quintana clinches.
Andre tries to land a knee to the head but Quintana blocks with his arms.
Andre is trying to break the clinch but Quintana has him pressed against the cage.
Andre lands a knee to the head.
Andre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quintana pulls guard.
Quintana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andre's guard.
Quintana slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Quintana wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.
Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andre wants to sweep but no luck.
Quintana slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quintana drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quintana jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana postures up in Andre's guard and throws a big left but Andre blocks it.
Quintana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andre's head.
Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quintana throwing strikes but missing.
Quintana trying to control but Andre is working from the bottom.
Quintana content to stall in guard here.
Quintana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Quintana trying to control the position from guard on top but Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jesus Quintana.
Quintana clinches.
Quintana is trying to pull guard but Andre turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Andre looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andre pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andre misses with a head kick.
Quintana lands a nice looking body shot.
Quintana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quintana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andre misses with the combination.
Andre wants to clinch.
Quintana missing with a left hand there. Andre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andre throws a head kick that misses.
Andre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quintana throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Quintana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quintana misses with an uppercut. Andre saw that one coming.
Andre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quintana throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
Andre moves out of range as Quintana strikes.
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Quintana moves out of range easily.
Quintana connects with a crisp jab.
Quintana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andre is fending him off so far but Quintana persists. Nope, Andre circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Quintana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Quintana misses the target.
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Quintana moves out of range easily.
Quintana misses with a body shot.
Quintana avoids the head kick by Andre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana checks the leg kick.
Quintana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andre but Andre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andre wants to clinch up but Quintana keeps it at a distance.
Quintana throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quintana gets a clinch.
Andre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andre misses with a knee strike.
Andre misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre wants to stall.
Quintana has Andre pressed against the cage, preventing Andre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quintana lands a nice uppercut.
Quintana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andres head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Quintana dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Quintana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Andre blocks a jab.
Paulo Andre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andre tries a head kick but it misses.
Quintana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andre throws a head kick that misses
and Quintana counters with a straight right hand.
Quintana throws a right hand that misses
and Andre counters with a series of strikes. Quintana will be more careful next time no doubt.
Quintana connects with a body shot that sends Andre's belly button to the back.
Andre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andre is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quintana keeps the fight on the outside.
Andre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andre tries to bum rush Quintana with a series of wild strikes but Quintana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre throws a right and a left that Quintana avoids nicely.
Andre is breathing heavily.
Quintana closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andre to the mat! Andre manages to get full guard.
Andre is still in real trouble! Can Quintana finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana looking to pass the guard.
Andre seems to have recovered his senses.
Andre being controlled here, momentarily.
Andre keeping full guard, as Quintana tries to pass.
Andre wants to sweep but no luck.
Quintana stops Andre from standing up.
Quintana throwing strikes but missing.
Andre keeping moving, preventing Quintana from controlling successfully.
Andre wants to stand but Quintana is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quintana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andre's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quintana lands a right hook to the body.
Quintana lands an overhand right.
Quintana pounces like a tiger and cracks Andre with a vicious hook! Andre is down but not out! Quintana follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jesus Quintana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Watcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Brown (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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195 lbs
15 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Watcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown slips under a jab from Watcher.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Watcher moves out of range easily.
Brown walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watcher.
Watcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown lands a head kick!
A slow jab from Watcher misses its intended target.
Watcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watcher misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watcher's calf.
Watcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown thumps Watcher with a low kick.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown avoids the body shot from Watcher.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Watcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown jabs at Watcher's body.
A swing and a miss from Watcher.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Watcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a push kick but Watcher slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watcher misses with a body shot.
Watcher misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Watcher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Watcher rather than just go for the knockout.
Watcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Watcher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watcher throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Watcher connects with a looping right hand.
Watcher misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Watcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Watcher misses.
Watcher misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Watcher finds it's target.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Watcher misses with a body shot.
Watcher misses the shot to the body.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watcher.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thumps Watcher with a low kick.
Joseph Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watcher punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watcher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watcher misses with a looping left.
Brown tries to clinch but Watcher is having none of it.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watcher misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown feints and then cracks Watcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watcher down.
Watcher loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Watcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Watcher.
The fighters circling - Watcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watcher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Watcher pushes him off.
Brown tries to clinch but Watcher moves away
and Watcher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watcher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watcher missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Watcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Watcher swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Watcher staying out of range there.
Brown scores with a head kick. Watcher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Watcher misses with a body shot
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watcher throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watcher takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watcher. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown defending well as Watcher loads up on a big left hand.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Watcher will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Watcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Watcher misses with a wild body shot.
Watcher walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Brown slips a straight right by Watcher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown feints a jab promting Watcher to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Watcher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Watcher misses the target.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Watcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watcher is able to avoid easily.
Watcher takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watcher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Watcher misses.
Watcher throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Watcher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Watcher.
Watcher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a hook but Watcher avoids it easily.
Watcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Watcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown is looking to slow Watcher down with leg kicks.
Brown throws a low kick but Watcher moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Watcher's knee but Watcher avoids it well.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Watcher.
Brown tries to clinch there but Watcher circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Watcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watcher throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown cracks the inside of Watcher's front leg.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Watcher off balance momentarily.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Brown.
A shot to the body from Watcher misses
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Watcher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watcher scores with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Watcher moves out of range easily.
Watcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Watcher moved away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Watcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Watcher moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watcher throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown motions for Watcher to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Watcher down.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watcher.
Joseph Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Watcher avoids it.
A jab from Watcher does it's job there.
Watcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Watcher circles away.
Andy Watcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watcher thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown throws a hook but Watcher blocks it.
Watcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watcher is out of range.
Watcher avoids the head kick by Brown.
Watcher looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Watcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watcher's head backwards.
Joseph Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watcher manages to avoid it.
Brown scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a right and a left that Watcher avoids nicely.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Watcher misses
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Watcher misses the target.
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Watcher's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anderson Souza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Cabral!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza scores with a head kick. Cabral tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cabral stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Souza.
Cabral misses the shot to the body.
Cabral steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Cabral takes one to the chin there.
Anderson Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabral fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Souza finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Cabral blocks a jab.
Souza connects with a jab.
Cabral is rocked!
Cabral gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Souza points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Cabral wakes up just in time to hear Souza thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Souza!
After winning the bout, Anderson Souza 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Offembach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offembach is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. This should be fireworks!
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Salcedo!
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, Jacques Offembach!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Offembach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salcedo can pounce on him.
Offembach shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salcedo pinned against the cage. Salcedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Offembach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Offembach throws a chopping leg kick but Salcedo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salcedo throws a body punch but Offembach moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salcedo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salcedo throws out a powerful jab.
Salcedo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Salcedo.
Salcedo punishes Offembach's body with a nice straight punch.
Offembach slips a jab from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a nice looking body shot.
Offembach looks winded!
Offembach looks for a takedown but Salcedo sprawls well.
BAM! Salcedo delivers a spinning backfist that drops Offembach like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jose Salcedo!
After the fight, Jose Salcedo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ijima's entrance music is Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Ijima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OReily defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ijima.
OReily is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ijima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
OReily shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ijima sprawls well. Ijima wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. OReily gets slowly back to his feet.
Ijima shoots and misses
and OReily counters with a two punch combo.
Ijima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichi Ijima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ijima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but OReily avoids it really well and circles away.
OReily changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ijima tries to avoid it but OReily manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ijima to the ground. Ijima escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
OReily shoots in for a takedown but Ijima shows good takedown defense.
Ijima throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. OReily tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ijima is in OReily's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ijima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima postures up in OReily's guard and throws a big left but OReily blocks it.
OReily is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ijima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. OReily is keeping the position for now.
Ijima throws a strike but OReily rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ijima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in OReily's guard.
OReily keeping moving, preventing Ijima from controlling successfully.
OReily wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima throws a big right hand that misses.
Ijima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ijima throwing strikes from guard but OReily blocks nicely.
Ijima connects with a couple of short punches.
Ijima throws an elbow that misses. OReily uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ijima's guard. Nice move by OReily!
OReily trying to control the position from guard on top but Ijima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ijima is trying to control the position but OReily postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReily preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ijima throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ijima has OReily pulled in close to control his posture.
Ijima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
OReily trying to control the position from guard on top but Ijima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OReily stopping the sweep attempt from Ijima.
OReily wants to stand but Ijima is controlling his posture from full guard.
OReily won't allow Ijima to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan OReily.
Ijima with a lazy takedown attempt
and OReily counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
OReily scores with a sloppy right hand. Ijima should have avoided that one.
OReily feints a jab promting Ijima to slip. OReily then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ijima slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ijima gets a double leg takedown into OReily's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OReily controls Ijima momentarily but Ijima frees himself.
Ijima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ijima trying to control but OReily is working from the bottom.
Ijima postures up and lands a big shot to OReily's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Ijima dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ijima fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging OReily to the ground. Ijima is now in OReily's guard.
Ijima preventing the sweep.
OReily working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ijima.
Ijima wants to control from the top but OReily keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now OReily is on top in guard.
OReily trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ijima's guard.
OReily slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ijima manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima wants to improve his position but OReily is controlling well.
Ijima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
OReily looking for a submission but Ijima manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ijima pulls OReily in close to prevent any damage.
Ichi Ijima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OReily trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ijima can't keep his opponent in guard - OReily advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
OReily is looking to take a break and control but Ijima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ijima tries to get to full guard but OReily has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima wants to control but OReily is keeping busy.
It looks like OReily is going to stand back up.
Ijima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of OReily's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take OReily's back!
Ijima throwing damaging strikes from the back! OReily could be in trouble here!
Ijima scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ijima is throwing strikes by OReily counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, OReily regains half guard.
OReily trying to hold on to Ijima's head to control him but Ijima postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ijima landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ijima controlling the pace.
OReily is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ijima scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Ijima is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ijima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OReily defending well though.
Ground and pound from Ijima.
Ijima 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.
Ijima is trying to control. OReily wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Ijima dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
OReily tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ijima was well out of range. Poor timing from OReily.
OReily fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ijima has a takedown stuffed.
Ijima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as OReily sprawls well. OReily wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ijima gets slowly back to his feet.
Ijima scores with a takedown into OReily's guard.
Ijima postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ijima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
OReily is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OReily keeping moving, preventing Ijima from controlling successfully.
OReily looking for a sweep. Not yet OReily, not yet.
Ijima looking to sit in guard and control but OReily gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ijima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but OReily can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReily wants to get up but he can't break Ijima's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
OReily drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ijima looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ijima looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ijima!
Ijima working the ground and pound.
Ijima working the body and head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OReily sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ijima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed OReily's head.
Ijima takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReily tries to roll over but Ijima keeps him under control.
Ijima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
OReily is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ijima scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ijima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ijima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OReily defending well though.
Ijima trying to control the action but OReily is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReily keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ijima looks to land a strike but OReily avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ijima passes OReily's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ijima trying to control from OReily's half guard. OReily has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ijima wants to control from the top but OReily keeps moving.
Ryan OReily has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichi Ijima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ijima, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichi Ijima!
A very excited looking Ichi Ijima 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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218 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A left lands for Taylor.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Welsh.
Welsh ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Welsh is just out of range.
Taylor throws a head kick but Welsh moves out of range.
Jab from Taylor.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Welsh.
Taylor punishes Welsh's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor lands with a straight right. Welsh didn't see that one coming.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Welsh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Taylor is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Taylor has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Welsh thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Taylor tries to hold on but Welsh pushes him away.
Welsh landing punches.
Welsh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Taylor manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Welsh tries to advance to mount but Taylor denies him.
Welsh tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to reverse the position.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor pushes Welsh off looking to stand but Welsh dives back in and keeps control.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taylor desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Taylor is defending against the submission attempts here by Welsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has a hand on Welsh's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Welsh takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Welsh looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Taylor tries to hold on but Welsh pushes him away.
Welsh prevents Taylor from getting the reversal.
Taylor tries to hold on but Welsh pushes him away.
Taylor is trying to escape the mount.
Welsh looking for a guillotine from mount but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Welsh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Welsh jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Taylor is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Taylor and Welsh has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Welsh is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor keeps Welsh under control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welsh in side control, throwing shots but Taylor defends.
Welsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
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 Tim Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Welsh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taylor.
Welsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Welsh.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Welsh.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Welsh's head but Welsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Welsh throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Welsh slips the punch.
Welsh takes one to the chin there.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taylor jabs Welsh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Welsh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a swing at Welsh's ribcage but misses.
Welsh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Welsh.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Welsh's head back.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Welsh. Welsh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Welsh fails to land the takedown.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Welsh tries to score with a low kick but Taylor moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Welsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Welsh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tim Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Welsh.
Tim Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Welsh.
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!
Welsh takes one to the chin there.
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Welsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Welsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Welsh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Welsh tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Welsh avoids a kick to the body.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Welsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Welsh.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Welsh counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Welsh passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor wants to control but Welsh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taylor throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welsh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Taylor!
Taylor wants to control but Welsh is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welsh working for a guillotine from mount but Taylor is in no mood to give up.
Welsh is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Taylor has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Taylor!
Welsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Welsh is proving hard to escape from.
Welsh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Taylor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Welsh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Welsh's head.
Rick Welsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor fakes the leg kick and cracks Welsh in the body.
Welsh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Welsh drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Taylor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Welsh has Taylor in his guard.
Taylor gets to his feet. Welsh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Welsh tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Welsh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Welsh scrambles back to his feet.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor swings for the body but Welsh moves out of range.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Welsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Welsh.
Welsh misses with the combination.
Welsh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor misses with a hook. Welsh ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws out a leg kick but Welsh moves out of range and Taylor only half commits.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
Some wild striking there from Welsh.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Welsh moves out of range easily.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welsh fails to land the takedown.
Taylor throws a hook but Welsh blocks it.
Welsh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Welsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor takes a swing at Welsh's ribcage but misses.
Welsh closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Welsh backwards.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Taylor tenderised Welsh's leg. Welsh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Welsh avoids it well.
Welsh ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Welsh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Welsh has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Tim Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Welsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Welsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rick Welsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Welsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Taylor!
In his post fight interview, Tim Taylor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Hollywood Undead - We Are as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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31
143 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takeshi Miike!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Miike counters with a good low kick that Nelson was not able to check.
Miike throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Miike takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Miike avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Miike scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miike looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like Miike is going to stand back up.
Miike trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson trying to control from the bottom.
Nelson wants to improve his position but Miike is controlling well.
Nelson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nelson.
Miike perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miike's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miike's back!
Nelson looking for the choke but no joy.
Nelson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Miike. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Miike breaks Nelson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Miike gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Miike closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Miike lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson keeping full guard, as Miike tries to pass.
Miike is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to keep a closed guard but Miike is proving a slippery customer.
Nelson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miike is looking to get back to full guard here but Nelson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Nelson scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miike stops Nelson from passing to mount.
Miike tries to bench press Nelson off him but Nelson keeps the position.
Nelson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Miike to see if he's OK.
Miike is letting Nelson control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miike sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Miike gets full guard.
Nelson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miike is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Nelson stops Miike from standing up.
Miike might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nelson passes Miike's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miike trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Nelson manages to pass to mount!
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Miike keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nelson trying to control but Miike is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike is trying desperately to improve position.
Nelson working for a submission but Miike is keeping him at bay.
Miike tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miike is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Miike is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nelson with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ed Nelson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miike to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson lands a nice shot that snaps Miike's head back.
Miike lands a nice shot to the body.
Miike swinging wildly here.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Miike sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
Miike throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miike to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Miike throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miike is pushing down on Nelson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nelson is fighting to maintain full guard but Miike has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson is looking to improve his position.
Nelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miike!
Miike defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nelson.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount.
Nelson with a couple of short strikes.
Nelson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miike is looking to improve his position but Nelson isn't that keen on the idea.
Nelson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Miike to control.
Miike is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike is working hard here to advance position.
Miike tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
Miike wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nelson lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Miike takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Miike is rocked!
Miike regains half guard.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Miike is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miike wants to control the action here but instead Nelson manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a big elbow.
Oh Miike is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
Nelson wants to finish this one by submission but Miike is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nelson.
Miike is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nelson looking to control but Miike is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miike seems to have got his legs back now.
Nelson lands with some strikes.
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
Nelson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Miike tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson trying to control but Miike is having none of it.
Nelson landing punches.
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Miike takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Miike working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Miike tries to reverse the position but Nelson maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nelson fails to land the takedown.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miike walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Takeshi Miike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miike avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miike tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miike misses the shot to the body.
Miike looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Miike dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miike pinned against the cage. Miike gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miike slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nelson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nelson showed some decent athleticism there.
Nelson is thwarting Miike's attempts to control the position.
Ed Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson drops an elbow to the side of Miike's head.
Nelson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nelson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miike with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miike looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nelson wants to work for an arm triangle but Miike is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miike tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but Miike defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nelson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nelson prevents Miike from improving his position.
Nelson lands strikes from half guard.
Miike looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nelson prevents Miike from improving his position.
Nelson drops an elbow to the side of Miike's head.
Miike pushes Nelson off looking to stand but Nelson dives back in and keeps control.
Miike is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Nelson seems content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson trying to control from half guard but Miike is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nelson prevents Miike from standing back up.
Nelson content to control rather than advance.
Miike is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miike scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nelson manages to mount him!
Miike tries to reverse the position but Nelson maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Nelson.
Nelson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nelson working for a submission but Miike is keeping him at bay.
Nelson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miike can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miike tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Nelson breaks from Miike's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Miike is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miike?
Miike is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miike tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Miike is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Nelson really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miike throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Miike throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miike throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miike sprawls well. Miike wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Miike. Beautiful body shot.
Miike lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nelson showed some decent athleticism there.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Miike wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Nelson trying to control from half guard but Miike is working away.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike is looking to escape.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miike doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.
Nelson lands strikes from half guard.
Miike kicks off Nelson and gets to his feet.
Miike fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Miike lands a nice shot that snaps Nelson's head back.
Nelson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nelson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miike avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Miike's head.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miike is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
Nelson is working Miike over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nelson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Miike working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Miike is tightening it up a little... Nelson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Nelson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Nelson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Miike!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Takeshi Miike!
Takeshi Miike retains his bantamweight title!
Takeshi Miike was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I will go full retard on you!. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Bull. Bull gets slowly back to his feet.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Bull shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Bull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Bull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bull misses with a head kick.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Bull.
Bull lands a lovely overhand right.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bull scores with a head kick.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Bull misses.
Bull feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
White tries to land a front kick but Bull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bull misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with a left hand
and White makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bull really felt that one!
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with a body shot.
Bull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull checks a low kick from White.
Bull misses the jab.
Bull takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White scores with a push kick.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
White slips under a jab.
White feints and then cracks Bull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bull down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White gets caught flat footed, as Bull shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bull is breathing heavily.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bull is controlling him.
Bull looking to pass the guard.
White wants to get back to his feet but Bull is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bull.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is looking to stand up but Bull isn't so interested in that idea.
Bull landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to stand up but Bull is controlling him.
Bull throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
White controls Bull momentarily but Bull frees himself.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bull.
Bull tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Bull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White trying to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White has momentary wrist control but Bull slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull dominated that round.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bull misses with a hook.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White misses with a low kick.
White loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull lands with a slapping head kick.
Bull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bull scores with a hook.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bull sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bull stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bull is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
White wants to sweep here but Bull controlling him for the moment.
Bull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bull doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bull manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.
Bull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bull trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bull stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White pulls Bull in to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bull wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Freddy White wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bull connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Bull cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
White scores with a spinning back kick!
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bull throws a good cross that connects.
Bull 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Bull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Bull tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Bull lands a lovely overhand right.
Bull moves into range and connects with a jab.
White misses with a low kick as Bull jumps back.
Bull scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Bull wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a slapping body shot.
Bull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
Bull wants to clinch.
Bull is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bull throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull slips under a jab.
Bull swings for the body but White moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bull checks the leg kick.
A jab from White finds it's way through Bull's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Bull. Beautiful body shot.
Bull takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Bull.
White cracks a nice hook into Bull's ribs.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Bull takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from White.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bull digs a good hook to White's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with a hook.
Bull avoids the body shot from White.
Bull avoids the head kick by White.
White looks to land a combination but Bull avoids it well.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bull in his tracks.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Bull.
White moves away from the strike by Bull.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
White slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bull misses.
White lands a nice looking body kick.
Bull has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White moves out of range as Bull throws a body kick.
Bull tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roy Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Bull misses with an attempted mid kick.
White moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Bull looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull blocks a head kick by White.
That kick from Bull tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bull.
Bull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bull shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White wants to land a leg kick but Bull is out of range.
Bull 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.
Freddy White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Freddy White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White slips under a jab.
Bull tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roy Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bull's sensitive parts.
Bull lands a jab.
White darts in and clinches Bull up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bull blocks a body shot from White.
White manages to break the clinch.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bull.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bull to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White throws out a leg kick but Bull moves out of range and White only half commits.
Bull misses with a body shot.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bull 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Bull!
Roy Bull opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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