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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kadian Aitkens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibor Nagy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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4 - 3 - 0 |
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173 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kadian Aitkens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tibor Nagy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagy slips a straight right by Aitkens.
Nagy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aitkens counters with a straight right hand.
Nagy throws out a loose jab but Aitkens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagy throws the left hand but Aitkens avoids the punch easily.
Nagy swats away the attempt to clinch by Aitkens.
Aitkens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aitkens misses with a left hand
and Nagy counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nagy.
Aitkens throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagy lands with a good body shot.
Aitkens throws a looping overhand right but Nagy ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aitkens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagy moves out of range of the strikes.
Aitkens misses with a body shot.
Aitkens takes a swing at Nagy's ribcage but misses.
Aitkens throws out a loose jab but Nagy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aitkens takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagy drops Aitkens with a beautiful combination! Aitkens stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nagy is looking for the KO!
It looks like Kadian Aitkens has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Aitkens.
Nagy throws a nice looking combination but Aitkens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nagy doesn't seem bothered though.
Nagy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aitkens manages to avoid it.
Nagy wants to clinch.
Nagy slips a jab from Aitkens.
Aitkens misses with a looping left.
Aitkens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nagy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aitkens.
Nagy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aitkens's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens throws a right and a left that Nagy avoids nicely.
Aitkens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aitkens loads up on a big right hand but Nagy slips the punch.
A jab from Aitkens misses.
Aitkens instigates a clinch.
Aitkens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aitkens struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagy controls his hands.
Aitkens is leaning against Nagy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nagy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagy blocks an uppercut.
Aitkens working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aitkens fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aitkens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nagy on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Aitkens as he connects with a hook.
Aitkens throws a right hand that misses
letting Nagy counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Aitkens misses its intended target.
Kadian Aitkens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aitkens clinches.
Aitkens breaks from the clinch.
Aitkens digs a good hook to Nagy's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aitkens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nagy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aitkens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tibor Nagy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kadian Aitkens's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nagy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aitkens swinging wildly here.
Aitkens throws a hook but Nagy blocks it.
A head kick misses from Aitkens.
A low kick from Nagy misses
and Aitkens counters with a left to the body.
Aitkens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagy was well out of range. Poor timing from Aitkens.
Nagy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aitkens was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagy.
Aitkens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nagy looks to score with a jab to the body but Aitkens is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagy dodges the punch combination from Aitkens.
Aitkens looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagy is just out of range.
Tibor Nagy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aitkens rushes Nagy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aitkens keeps control of Nagy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nagy blocks a body shot from Aitkens.
Nagy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aitkens gets through Nagy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aitkens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aitkens prevents a body shot from Nagy.
Nagy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nagy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens prevents a body shot from Nagy.
Aitkens has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aitkens tries to throw a body punch but Nagy avoids it by throwing Aitkens back against the cage.
Aitkens lands a shoulder strike.
Aitkens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aitkens taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nagy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aitkens's elbow.
Nagy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nagy throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aitkens.
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!
A body shot lands from Aitkens.
Aitkens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aitkens.
Nagy can't break the clinch.
Aitkens has Nagy pressed against the cage, preventing Nagy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nagy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagy misses with the head strike.
Aitkens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aitkens.
Aitkens misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Aitkens misses its intended target.
Nagy defending well as Aitkens loads up on a big left hand.
Aitkens cracks Nagy with an open hand slap.
Aitkens is looking to clinch but Nagy is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Nagy misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens throws an off balance right hand
and Nagy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aitkens misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Nagy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aitkens was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagy.
Aitkens jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aitkens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagy.
Aitkens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aitkens scores with a sloppy right hand. Nagy should have avoided that one.
Aitkens misses with an uppercut.
Aitkens lands a nice shot that snaps Nagy's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kadian Aitkens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kadian Aitkens's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aitkens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nagy moves away from the strike by Aitkens.
Aitkens throws out a loose jab but Nagy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aitkens misses with a wild combination.
Aitkens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nagy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagy wants to clinch.
Aitkens cracks Nagy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nagy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nagy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aitkens misses with a double jab
and Nagy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aitkens scores with a jab.
Aitkens misses with a looping left.
Aitkens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nagy is rocked!
Aitkens misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Aitkens misses.
Aitkens looks to land a left hand but Nagy moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Aitkens.
A big left from Nagy misses.
Aitkens missing with a left hand there. Nagy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aitkens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nagy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagy slips a jab from Aitkens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagy looks to clinch
and Aitkens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aitkens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aitkens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aitkens.
Nagy slips under a jab from Aitkens.
Aitkens misses with a wild body shot.
Nagy slips a jab and a cross from Aitkens.
Aitkens is looking to clinch but Nagy is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aitkens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aitkens misses the shot to the body.
Aitkens lands a jab to the head.
Nagy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aitkens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nagy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Nagy misses with a double jab
and Aitkens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aitkens digs a good hook to Nagy's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kadian Aitkens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aitkens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kadian Aitkens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theodor Isaacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Pontes (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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190 lbs
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199 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theodor Isaacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes tries for a takedown but Isaacks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pontes shoots in for a double leg but Isaacks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Felipe Pontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pontes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Theodor Isaacks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Pontes.
Isaacks misses with a wild body shot.
Pontes misses with a takedown attempt - Isaacks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pontes shoots for a double leg takedown but Isaacks sprawls well. He's pushed Pontes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pontes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pontes 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.
Pontes stops Isaacks from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isaacks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Isaacks wants to get back to his feet.
Pontes wants to work for an arm triangle but Isaacks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pontes works his way into side control.
Pontes tries for a kimura but Isaacks is defending well.
Isaacks tries to bench press Pontes off him but Pontes keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isaacks explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Isaacks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pontes.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pontes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pontes is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Isaacks is trying to escape and Pontes transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Isaacks is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pontes! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felipe Pontes!
Felipe Pontes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Mutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pastor Troy - It's About To Go Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Mutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mutch throws a head kick but Benjamin moves out of range.
Mutch misses with a hook. Benjamin ducked under it nicely.
Benjamin scores with a leg kick.
Mutch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benjamin finds it's way round the side to connect with Mutch's head.
Nice shot by Benjamin.
Mutch misses with a wild combination.
Mutch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benjamin throws a good cross that connects.
Mutch misses the shot to the body.
Mutch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Benjamin!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An elbow from Mutch crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutch wants to control but Benjamin is keeping him busy.
Benjamin is looking for a sweep.
Mutch controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutch tries to stand but Benjamin is controlling his head.
Benjamin is pushing Mutch's head away, looking to escape. Mutch manages to hold on to the position though.
Mutch is looking to take a break and control but Benjamin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mutch decides to stand back up.
A swing and a miss from Mutch.
Benjamin looks for the body kick but Mutch saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benjamin.
Mutch clobbers Benjamin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mutch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mutch walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mutch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mutch circles away.
Mutch misses with a hook. Benjamin ducked under it nicely.
Benjamin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mutch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body punch from Benjamin.
Mutch throws a right hand that Benjamin ducks under and follows up with a left that Benjamin also avoids with ease.
Mutch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benjamin thows a body shot but no joy.
Benjamin throws a head kick that Mutch semi-blocks.
Benjamin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mutch has one foot on Benjamin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mutch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mutch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benjamin. Mutch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mutch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjamin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mutch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mutch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benjamin takes a swing at Mutch's ribcage but misses.
Benjamin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benjamin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benjamin lands a head shot.
Benjamin lands with a right hand.
Benjamin slips a jab from Mutch.
Mutch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mutch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mutch misses with an uppercut.
Benjamin lands with a hook. Mutch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benjamin. That's going to slow Mutch down.
Mutch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Mutch lands but Benjamin takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mutch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutch tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan Mutch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin tries to bum rush Mutch with a series of wild strikes but Mutch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mutch throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin ducks down to avoid it.
Mutch throws the left hand but Benjamin avoids the punch easily.
A head kick by Mutch misses
and Benjamin counters with a right hand to the body.
Mutch is breathing heavily.
Mutch gets a takedown into half guard.
Benjamin gets full guard.
Benjamin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mutch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutch holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Benjamin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mutch avoids a series of strikes thrown by Benjamin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Benjamin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mutch moves to clinch but Benjamin breaks away
letting Benjamin counter with a right hand.
Benjamin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mutch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mutch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benjamin on the side of the head.
It looks like Tyson Benjamin has been cut.
Mutch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mutch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan Mutch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benjamin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mutch works Benjamin's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Mutch.
Benjamin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutch.
Mutch misses with a double jab.
Mutch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benjamin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benjamin.
Mutch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mutch moves in looking to clinch but Benjamin pushes him off.
Benjamin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mutch.
Mutch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good leg kick by Benjamin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Benjamin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mutch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benjamin is controlling him.
Benjamin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benjamin stands up and waves to Mutch to follow him.
Benjamin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Benjamin lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benjamin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mutch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin staying out of range there.
A jab from Mutch does it's job there.
Mutch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mutch wants it to stay on the feet.
Mutch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benjamin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mutch doesn't seem bothered though.
Mutch throws a leg kick but Benjamin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benjamin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benjamin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutch.
Mutch throws a body punch but Benjamin moves out of range.
Benjamin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benjamin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benjamin throws a leg kick but Mutch moved away.
Mutch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mutch throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson Benjamin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mutch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjamin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mutch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benjamin lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mutch doesn't seem bothered though.
Mutch looks to throw the jab but Benjamin is out of range.
Mutch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benjamin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benjamin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Benjamin.
Mutch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benjamin, right into the meat.
Benjamin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mutch walks into a stiff left hand from Benjamin.
Benjamin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mutch drives through and clinches with Benjamin against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin lands with a left to the head.
Benjamin stalling.
Benjamin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benjamin.
Mutch throws a big shot that misses.
Benjamin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mutch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benjamin lands a jab to the nose.
Mutch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body kick from Benjamin.
Mutch misses with a few strikes there.
Mutch misses with an uppercut
and Benjamin counters with a thumping low kick.
Mutch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mutch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benjamin lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin scores with the left hand. Mutch knows he should have avoided that one.
Benjamin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benjamin scoring well with a low kick there.
Benjamin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mutch's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Benjamin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyson Benjamin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Benjamin scores with a jab to the body.
Mutch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benjamin can pounce on him.
Benjamin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mutch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mutch is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Benjamin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mutch tries to clinch up.
Benjamin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mutch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mutch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benjamin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benjamin postures up in Mutch's guard and throws a big left but Mutch blocks it.
Benjamin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benjamin trying to control but Mutch is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benjamin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mutch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson Benjamin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benjamin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mutch off and has taken his back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benjamin controlling well, preventing Mutch from escaping the position.
Benjamin is not going to allow Mutch to sit and survive in this position.
Mutch rolls, trying to escape but Benjamin keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Benjamin scores with punches and elbows.
Well, with Benjamin on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Mutch is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutch holding both Benjamin 's hands and preventing any damage.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Benjamin. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Mutch rolls, trying to escape but Benjamin keeps control of the position.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutch looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Benjamin looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Benjamin connects with a big shot to the side of Mutch's head.
Tyson Benjamin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benjamin misses with an elbow to the head.
Mutch is trying to remain composed but Benjamin is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Benjamin missing with strikes from the back.
Benjamin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mutch's body.
Benjamin throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutch wants to escape the position.
Mutch covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Mutch tries to roll but Benjamin sticks to his back.
Benjamin missing with strikes from the back.
Benjamin throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benjamin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mutch's body.
Benjamin lands shots from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Benjamin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benjamin 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Benjamin!
Tyson Benjamin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Mango Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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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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177 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 1 - 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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Cabral!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Souza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cabral's head.
Souza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cabral avoids a kick to the body.
Souza misses with a hook to the body
and Cabral counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cabral checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick by Souza misses
and Cabral counters with a good low kick that Souza was not able to check.
Souza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Souza throws a body kick that misses
and Cabral counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Souza misses
and Cabral counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Cabral moves out of range of the body kick from Souza.
Souza tries to land a leg kick but Cabral saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries a low kick but Cabral avoids it.
Cabral checks the leg kick.
Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Cabral counters with a nice body shot.
Souza misses with a body kick.
Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Souza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabral cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza throws a jab when Cabral was well out of range.
Souza misses with a shot to the body
and Cabral counters with a series of strikes. Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Souza throws a hook but Cabral avoids it easily.
Cabral takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza thuds a left hand into Cabral's body.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and Cabral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabral moves out of range as Souza throws a body kick.
Cabral blocks a head kick by Souza.
Souza scores with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Souza misses
and Cabral counters with a nice leg kick.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Souza throws a lazy body kick
letting Cabral counter with a right hand.
Souza throws a push kick but Cabral slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabral checks a leg kick.
Souza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabral counters with a low kick, right behind Souza 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Cabral counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Souza is predictable there
and Cabral counters with a low kick, right behind Souza 's knee.
Souza motions for Cabral to come forward. Souza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Souza throws a low kick but Cabral moves out of range easily.
Souza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cabral blocks a head kick by Souza.
Cabral slips under a jab.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Cabral moves out of range easily.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza is looking to wear down Cabral with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Souza throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Cabral counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Cabral counters with a two punch combo.
Souza throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cabral counters with a straight right hand.
Cabral avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabral manages to avoid it.
Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Souza throws a body kick that misses
and Cabral counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Souza throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cabral counters with a good low kick that Souza was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cabral counters with a one-two to the body.
Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick by Souza misses
and Cabral counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabral takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cabral blocks a head kick by Souza.
Souza misses with a combination
and Cabral counters with a nice low kick that buckles Souza's knee momentarily.
Souza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cabral checks it well.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Cabral counters with a nice low kick that buckles Souza's knee momentarily.
Souza motions for Cabral to come forward. Souza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Souza
and Cabral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Souza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cabral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabral avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cabral counters with a straight right hand.
Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cabral cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza tries to land a body kick
and Cabral counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from Souza is predictable there
and Cabral counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Souza misses
and Cabral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabral moves out of range of the leg kick from Souza.
Souza throws a lazy body kick
and Cabral counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Souza misses with a looping right.
Souza misses with a kick to the body
and Cabral counters with a nice low kick that buckles Souza's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Souza misses
and Cabral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cabral avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a body punch but Cabral moves out of range.
Souza misses with a shot to the body
and Cabral counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Souza is predictable there
and Cabral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabral moves out of range as Souza throws a body kick.
Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza tries to land a front kick but Cabral steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Souza thows a leg kick but Cabral checks it
and Cabral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabral checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabral avoids the head kick by Souza.
A low kick from Souza is predictable there
and Cabral counters with a one-two to the body.
Souza looks to throw a body kick
enabling Cabral to counter with a crisp jab.
Souza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabral counters with a slapping leg kick.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Cabral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Cabral counters with a straight that turns Souza's legs to rubber! Cabral pushes forward with more strikes and Souza goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rogerio Cabral!
Rogerio Cabral thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitrii Vitali (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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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitrii Vitali !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vitali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vitali misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vitali drops his hands momentarily and Ramos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Ramos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Ramos punishes Vitali 's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Vitali is out of range.
Vitali throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Vitali throws a jab when Ramos was well out of range.
Vitali misses with a few strikes there.
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Ramos. Those never looked like landing.
Ramos misses the jab.
Vitali misses with a looping right.
Dmitrii Vitali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dmitrii Vitali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Vitali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vitali tries to score with a low kick but Ramos moves his leg out of the way.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Vitali throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Vitali 's shoulder, as Vitali tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos shoots in and drives through. Vitali sprawls well.
Vitali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vitali misses with a left hand
and Ramos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ramos.
Ramos stays in close to Vitali 's body and controls the position.
Vitali looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ramos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramos trying to work for an americana but Vitali has managed to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vitali has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ramos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vitali throws a solid leg kick but Ramos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vitali .
Vitali lands with a shot to the body.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Vitali bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramos's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Vitali .
Vitali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vitali lands with a shot to the body.
Vitali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vitali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Good leg kick by Vitali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vitali swinging wildly here.
Vitali pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramos is out of range and Vitali settles back down.
Ramos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vitali misses with a straight left.
Ramos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ramos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ramos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ramos passes Vitali 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vitali is trying to stand up here but Ramos is controlling him well.
Vitali wants to get back to full guard.
Vitali is staying active underneath Ramos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vitali is looking to improve his position.
Ramos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vitali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali controlling the position well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramos is thwarting Vitali 's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ramos thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vitali walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vitali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
Ramos scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali misses with a hook
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but Vitali shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Ramos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vitali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Mark Ramos has been cut.
Vitali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
Ramos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vitali scores with a nice right hand.
Vitali moves out of range of the strikes.
Vitali misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Vitali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramos. That did some damage!
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vitali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vitali connects with a single shot there.
Vitali ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Vitali .
Vitali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vitali takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Vitali misses with a wild body shot.
Vitali slips under a jab.
Vitali connects with a body shot that sends Ramos's belly button to the back.
Vitali tests Ramos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vitali throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Vitali missing with a left hand there. Ramos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vitali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vitali throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Vitali throws the kick towards the body but Ramos avoids it.
Vitali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali scoring well with a low kick there.
Vitali slips a jab from Ramos.
Ramos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dmitrii Vitali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown but Vitali manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vitali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos takes a swing at Vitali 's ribcage but misses.
Ramos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ramos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ramos is landing with some decent strikes but Vitali is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ramos with a couple of short strikes.
Ramos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vitali is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vitali and Ramos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vitali manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ramos's best efforts.
Ramos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ramos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vitali keeps working.
Vitali tries to roll over but Ramos keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos seems to be working for a kimura but Vitali defends the submission attempt.
Ramos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vitali is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramos.
Vitali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vitali punching from the bottom.
Vitali tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramos prevents Vitali from improving his position.
Ramos wants to free his trapped foot but Vitali is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramos 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.
Vitali tries to roll over but Ramos keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dmitrii Vitali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Ramos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramos scores with a takedown into Vitali 's guard.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Vitali is retaining full guard.
Ramos cracks Vitali with a solid left hand.
Vitali looking for a sweep. Not yet Vitali , not yet.
Vitali wants to stand and escape but Ramos is having none of it.
Vitali is trying to keep Ramos in close.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mark Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vitali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos stops Vitali from standing up.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Vitali is keeping the position.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Vitali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos advances to half guard.
Vitali wants to get back to full guard.
Ramos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vitali manages to get to full guard.
Ramos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vitali is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vitali has escaped and now he's on top!
Vitali got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ramos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vitali has managed to get both his arms back between Ramos's legs - danger averted.
Vitali working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ramos's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
Vitali postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ramos looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramos, not yet.
Vitali trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitali might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ramos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ramos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vitali can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vitali wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vitali gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ramos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vitali .
Ramos being controlled here, momentarily.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Vitali from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dmitrii Vitali .
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos throws a jab when Vitali was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Vitali misses its intended target.
Vitali lands with a cross.
Vitali slips under a jab.
Vitali looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Vitali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vitali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vitali scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Vitali fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Ramos.
I think Ramos 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mark Ramos!
A very excited looking Mark Ramos 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Postiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Postiga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tacata. Ijima is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication. This should be fireworks!
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31
196 lbs
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24
202 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Postiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Ijima!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Postiga throws a looping overhand right but Ijima ducks down to avoid it.
Postiga leaves Ijima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Postiga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ijima.
Postiga stuffs the takedown.
Sergio Postiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Ijima.
Ijima darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Postiga is refusing to be controlled, as Ijima sits in half guard.
Ijima looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Postiga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Postiga.
Ijima scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Postiga keeping moving, preventing Ijima from controlling successfully.
Postiga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ijima stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Postiga has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ijima manages to get his head free but now Postiga has transitioned to an armbar! Ijima grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Postiga! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergio Postiga!
Sergio Postiga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sir Jecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jecht comes into the arena with Pink Floyd - Young Lust blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Jecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jecht counters with a good low kick that Rodriguez was not able to check.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jecht counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jecht accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jecht can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jecht is working Rodriguez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jecht trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez looking to control.
Jecht working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez trying to control the position.
Jecht throws an elbow that misses. Rodriguez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jecht's guard. Nice move by Rodriguez!
Jecht keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jecht manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jecht in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jecht landing with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Jecht lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jecht scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jecht throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jecht trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez is looking to sweep but instead, Jecht has passed into half guard.
Jecht not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rodriguez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodriguez.
Jecht throws an elbow that misses. Rodriguez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jecht's guard. Nice move by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jecht manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rodriguez has Jecht in his guard.
Rodriguez is looking for a triangle but Jecht pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Jecht from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jecht will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jecht working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jecht connects with a couple of short punches.
Jecht stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Jecht is in close to Rodriguez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jecht in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriguez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jecht gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodriguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jecht preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jecht accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jecht won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
Rodriguez working for a triangle but Jecht defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jecht's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Jecht from controlling successfully.
Jecht distracts Rodriguez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez is trying to keep Jecht in close.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Jecht dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jecht tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jecht scores with a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez looking for a guillotine here but Jecht defends easily.
Rodriguez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jecht can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodriguez has momentary wrist control but Jecht slips an elbow through the middle.
Jecht lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jecht trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jecht really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jecht is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez looking for subs off his back but Jecht has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jecht throws a strike but Rodriguez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jecht works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jecht manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jecht lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jecht looking to finish Rodriguez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rodriguez!
Jecht with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jecht scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Jecht prevents Rodriguez from getting the reversal.
Jecht lands a big shot to the head and Rodriguez winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sir Jecht!
Sir Jecht seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Nazarkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarkin comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - We Are. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ilya Nazarkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takeshi Miike!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miike moves into the clinch.
Miike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miike shoots in but Nazarkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nazarkin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miike counters with a nice body shot.
Nazarkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miike tries to work over Nazarkin's front leg with a kick but Nazarkin checks it.
Miike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarkin manages to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Miike enables Nazarkin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Miike manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Miike keeping moving, preventing Nazarkin from controlling successfully.
Miike wants to sweep but no luck.
Nazarkin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miike wants to stand up but Nazarkin is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarkin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ilya Nazarkin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Miike misses with a double jab.
Miike scores with a jab to the body.
Miike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miike closes the distance and clinches.
Nazarkin wants the takedown. Miike is fighting it off but Nazarkin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Miike's guard against the cage.
Nazarkin stopping the sweep attempt from Miike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miike bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nazarkin's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarkin trying to control the position.
Nazarkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miike doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miike manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarkin looking for subs off his back but Miike has passed one foot through into half guard.
Miike is keen to just control but Nazarkin is a slippery customer.
Miike is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nazarkin is trying to get back to full guard.
Nazarkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miike not doing much here.
Miike wants to take a breather but Nazarkin is having none of it.
Nazarkin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nazarkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nazarkin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miike avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nazarkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nazarkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miike wants to control from the top but Nazarkin keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Nazarkin is trying to keep Miike in close.
Miike trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Ilya Nazarkin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nazarkin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miike.
Miike shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miike trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miike has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nazarkin is proving hard to escape from.
Nazarkin is looking for a triangle but Miike pushes his legs off easily.
Miike trying to control but Nazarkin is working from the bottom.
Miike throws a big elbow that misses.
Miike engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Miike stands and throws Nazarkin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarkin is trying to work for a sweep but Miike has mounted him!
BOOM! Miike connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nazarkin tries to hold on but Miike postures up.
Miike trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nazarkin tries to reverse the position but Miike maintains control.
Miike trying to control but Nazarkin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin can't escape the position.
Ilya Nazarkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miike trying to control but Nazarkin is having none of it.
Miike is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miike putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Miike controlling his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nazarkin is squirming around, avoiding Miike's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Miike is taking a breather. Nazarkin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Takeshi Miike wasn't active enough on the ground.
No luck for Miike with that takedown attempt.
Miike leaves Nazarkin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miike takes one on the button.
Miike gets a clinch.
Nazarkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miike just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nazarkin wants to take the fight to the mat but Miike manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Nazarkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarkin is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazarkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nazarkin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miike sprawls well. Miike wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nazarkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Miike shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nazarkin eats them both and turns towards Miike to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ilya Nazarkin has been cut.
Ilya Nazarkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miike looks to land a left hand but Nazarkin moved out of range nicely.
Nazarkin checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Miike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nazarkin tries to clinch up but Miike circles away and keeps his distance.
Miike throws a leg kick
and Nazarkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miike swinging wildly here.
Miike avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Miike showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ilya Nazarkin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nazarkin tries to sprawl but Miike drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nazarkin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nazarkin seems keen to control Miike's posture.
Nazarkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nazarkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Nazarkin, not yet.
Miike wants to stand but Nazarkin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Miike loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nazarkin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nazarkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miike defends it easily.
Miike seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Miike trying to control but Nazarkin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarkin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Miike just misses with a punch to the body.
Miike shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nazarkin pinned against the cage. Nazarkin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nazarkin gets caught flat footed, as Miike shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miike is looking to stand up but Nazarkin won't let him.
Nazarkin is trying to keep Miike in close.
Nazarkin is really struggling to control Miike but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miike got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nazarkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miike has managed to get both his arms back between Nazarkin's legs - danger averted.
Miike is pushing down on Nazarkin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nazarkin is fighting to maintain full guard but Miike has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nazarkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miike tries to stand and escape but Nazarkin is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miike trying to pass the guard but Nazarkin defending well.
Nazarkin is looking to control Miike's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nazarkin avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miike scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nazarkin wants to get back to full guard.
Miike is looking for a kimura but Nazarkin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miike to get the leverage.
Miike tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nazarkin controls his leg.
Miike wants to control but Nazarkin is keeping him busy.
Miike content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nazarkin trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin tries to roll over but Miike keeps him under control.
Nazarkin gets full guard.
Nazarkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miike doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miike manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nazarkin trying to keep a closed guard but Miike is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nazarkin being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miike tries to stand but Nazarkin is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Takeshi Miike just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ilya Nazarkin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Nazarkin scores with a four punch combination!
Miike lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takeshi Miike seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nazarkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nazarkin wants it to stay on the feet.
Miike closes the distance and clinches up with Nazarkin, looking for a takedown. Miike pushes Nazarkin against the cage but Nazarkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miike misses with a looping left.
Miike throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nazarkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miike is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nazarkin rather than just go for the knockout.
Nazarkin wants to clinch up but Miike keeps it at a distance.
Nazarkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miike.
Miike shoots for a takedown but Nazarkin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ilya Nazarkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Miike.
A bone on bone clash there as Nazarkin blocks the leg kick.
Miike is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Miike misses with an uppercut
and Nazarkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazarkin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miike sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miike throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nazarkin shoots in for a double leg but Miike sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nazarkin shoots and misses
and Miike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miike closes the distance and clinches up with Nazarkin, looking for a takedown. Miike pushes Nazarkin against the cage but Nazarkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miike dodges the punch combination from Nazarkin.
Nazarkin misses the shot to the body.
Miike gets a clinch.
Miike breaks from the clinch.
Nazarkin avoids the body shot from Miike.
Nazarkin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miike.
Miike shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miike showed some decent athleticism there.
Nazarkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Miike passes into side control!
Nazarkin is not content to let Miike control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarkin being controlled for a moment.
Miike working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin tries to improve position but can't.
Nazarkin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Miike's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nazarkin is trying to control but can't.
Miike thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nazarkin's head.
Nazarkin trying to control here.
Miike content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nazarkin trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilya Nazarkin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nazarkin has a takedown stuffed.
Miike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazarkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nazarkin swings for the body but Miike moves out of range.
Nazarkin fails with the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Miike. That snapped Nazarkin's head back.
Nazarkin slips a jab from Miike.
Nazarkin avoids the body shot from Miike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarkin leaves Miike with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarkin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Miike counter with a right hand.
Miike throws a leg kick but Nazarkin sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Miike dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ilya Nazarkin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nazarkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Miike misses.
Miike misses with a leg kick
and Nazarkin counters with a two punch combo.
Nazarkin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miike's guard.
Miike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nazarkin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nazarkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nazarkin trying to control but Miike is working from the bottom.
Miike wants to stand and escape but Nazarkin is having none of it.
Miike escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nazarkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike keeping moving, preventing Nazarkin from controlling successfully.
Miike is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nazarkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nazarkin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miike working for submissions but it's allowed Nazarkin to get to half guard.
Nazarkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miike keeps working.
Nazarkin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Miike!
Miike regains half guard.
Miike is staying active underneath Nazarkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Miike is just riding it out for now. Nazarkin eventually gives up the hold.
Miike looking for submissions off his back.
Nazarkin is trying to control the action in half guard but Miike is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miike is trying to get back to full guard.
Nazarkin trying to mount his opponent but Miike defends it.
Miike looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin is trying to control the action in half guard but Miike is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nazarkin is pressing down on Miike's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miike is holding on for now.
Miike looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nazarkin is looking for a kimura here.
Miike won't allow Nazarkin to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin not doing much here.
Takeshi Miike is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miike is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miike looking for submissions off his back.
Nazarkin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ilya Nazarkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarkin is keen to just control but Miike is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Nazarkin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Nazarkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miike has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:49
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Miike!
Takeshi Miike is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Takeshi Miike 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Like a G6 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfie Norks!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dammon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dammon scores with a nice strike.
Dammon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Norks counters with a nice leg kick.
Dammon jabs Norks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dammon checks a leg kick.
Norks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dammon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dammon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dammon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dammon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matt Dammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dammon scores with a nice strike.
Dammon tries to move into range but Norks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dammon lands a jab to Norks's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon throws a jab but it's blocked by Norks.
Dammon punishes Norks's body with a nice straight punch.
Dammon is looking to wear down Norks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dammon throws a hook to the side of Norks's head but Norks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norks misses with a looping left.
Norks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norks moves to clinch but Dammon breaks away
and Dammon counters with a nice body shot.
Norks looks winded!
Dammon checks a leg kick.
Norks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norks is looking to clinch.
Dammon cracks Norks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Are you kidding me?! Dammon ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Norks clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Dammon!
Matt Dammon retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Matt Dammon 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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