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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maverick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maverick Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maverick Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Nogueira moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Nogueira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ricardo Nogueira has been cut.
Anderson lunges at Nogueira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nogueira's hand.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nogueira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nogueira counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson keeps control of Nogueira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Nogueira manages to break the clinch.
Anderson cracks Nogueira with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nogueira looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Anderson finish him?
Nogueira is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oh Nogueira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Nogueira! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Maverick Anderson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Lobe!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobe shoots and misses
and Garcia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lobe's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garcia has gone for a leg lock! Lobe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Garcia's guard.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lobe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lobe trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lobe tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Lobe advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garcia defends it well.
Lobe winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lobe has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Garcia defend it? Lobe steps over the head and cranks it - Garcia is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lobe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Lobe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jules Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement comes to the cage accompanied by Voyage, Voyage. Masilungan has chosen Return to Strength as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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164 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Masilungan.
Clement ducks right into an uppercut from Masilungan.
Masilungan misses with a two punch combination.
Clement walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Masilungan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clement ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masilungan moves away.
Clement thumps Masilungan with a low kick.
Jab from Masilungan.
Masilungan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Clement.
Masilungan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clement connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Masilungan scrambles back to his feet.
Masilungan shoots in for a double leg but Clement sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clement lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masilungan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clement's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masilungan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clement scrambles back to his feet.
Clement scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement lands a slapping body shot.
Masilungan looks winded!
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clement displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Clement is looking to clinch but Masilungan is avoiding it.
Masilungan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Clement or perhaps it was just good defense by Masilungan which made him look bad.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Clement lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masilungan doesn't seem phased though.
Clement lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masilungan circles away quickly and effectively.
Clement blocks the body kick.
Jed Masilungan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clement jabs Masilungan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Clement as he checks the leg kick.
Clement shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masilungan defends it nicely.
Clement avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
Clement tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masilungan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jules Clement. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clement looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masilungan misses with a body kick.
Masilungan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clement is trying hard to land a takedown here. Masilungan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan throws a push kick but Clement slaps the foot to one side.
Clement scores with a punch to the head.
Clement shoots for a takedown but Masilungan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clement blocks a head kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clement on the side of the head.
Clement misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Clement.
Clement loads up on a big right hand but Masilungan slips the punch.
Clement shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clement lands with a straight right. Masilungan didn't see that one coming.
Masilungan missing with a left hand there. Clement was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan lands a really nice looking cross but Clement seems unphased.
Masilungan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masilungan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masilungan connects with a single shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clement.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masilungan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clement throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Clement fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clement stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clement wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masilungan slips under a jab from Clement.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clement looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clement lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Clement dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clement bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masilungan's head.
Masilungan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Masilungan.
Clement misses with a low kick.
Masilungan swings for the body but Clement moves out of range.
Masilungan throws a hook but Clement blocks it.
A left lands for Clement.
Clement doesn't manage to clinch there - Masilungan circles away.
Masilungan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clement counters with a low kick, right behind Masilungan 's knee.
No luck for Clement with that takedown attempt.
Masilungan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clement can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement misses with a head kick.
Clement swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masilungan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masilungan misses with a double jab
enabling Clement to counter with a crisp jab.
Masilungan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clement manages to avoid it.
Clement shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Clement throwing shots but Masilungan is blocking nicely.
Clement thows a huge punch but Masilungan dodges it nicely.
Masilungan gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan is trying to control the position but Clement postures up.
Clement looking to pass the guard.
Masilungan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Clement escapes and throws Masilungan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masilungan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Clement perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Clement wants to take a breather but Masilungan is having none of it.
Masilungan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Clement has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Clement punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Clement looking to control but Masilungan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clement 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.
Clement avoids the attempt from Masilungan to control.
Clement with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Masilungan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Masilungan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Masilungan is now in Clement's guard. A big mistake from Clement there, giving up the dominant position!
Masilungan trying to control but Clement is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masilungan preventing the sweep.
Clement has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Masilungan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clement looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masilungan trying to control but Clement is working from the bottom.
Clement controls Masilungan momentarily but Masilungan frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clement tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Masilungan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Clement dominated that second round.
That's time! Clement's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Masilungan misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Masilungan misses its intended target.
Masilungan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clement throws a shot from downtown. Masilungan moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clement.
Masilungan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clement clobbers Masilungan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clement tries to clinch up.
Masilungan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clement throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Masilungan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clement.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masilungan throws a right hand that misses
and Clement counters with a thumping low kick.
Clement takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masilungan throws a poor cross that misses
and Clement counters with a leg kick.
Masilungan takes one to the chin there.
Masilungan throws a sloppy head kick and Clement moves out of range easily.
Masilungan misses with a straight right.
Clement scores with a spinning back kick!
Masilungan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masilungan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masilungan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clement counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clement working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Clement.
Clement lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Come on Clement - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clement working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masilungan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clement scores with a shot to the side of Masilungan's head.
Masilungan wants to take the fight to the mat but Clement manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jules Clement has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jed Masilungan.
Clement throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masilungan tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short left from Clement.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Clement as the two fighters clinch.
Clement lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masilungan backwards.
Masilungan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masilungan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clement after a bit of a struggle.
Clement pressing his opponent against the cage.
Masilungan is trying to pull guard but Clement has him pressed against the cage.
Masilungan being controlled against the cage.
Clement throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masilungans head.
Clement lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masilungan backwards.
Come on Clement - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jed Masilungan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clement scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Clement - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clement lands a nice shot to the body.
Jules Clement is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Masilungan fails to land.
A hook to the body from Clement.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Clement.
Clement lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clement.
Masilungan is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clement lands a nice shot to the body.
Clement lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Clement.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clement - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Clement showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clement 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Clement!
During a confident post fight interview, Jules Clement thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by House Boulevard - Set Me Free. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger moves away from the strike by Kenzie.
Kruger misses with a hook.
Kenzie has managed to clinch.
Kruger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kenzie scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kenzie lands a body shot.
Kruger blocks an uppercut.
Kruger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kruger is looking to control Kenzie's arms but Kenzie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kruger has his back to the cage.
Kruger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kenzie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenzie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kruger pulls Kenzie into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kenzie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kenzie preventing the sweep.
Kruger keeping full guard, as Kenzie tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie wants to stand but Kruger is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kenzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger is looking for a triangle but Kenzie pushes his legs off easily.
Kenzie is looking to stand up but Kruger won't let him.
Kenzie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kruger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kruger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kenzie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kenzie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kenzie wants to stand but Kruger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kenzie is looking to stand up but Kruger won't let him.
Kenzie gets to his feet - Kruger follows without any prompting.
Kruger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kenzie on the side of the head.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenzie lands with a right hand.
Kenzie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kenzie throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruger.
Kenzie staying out of range there.
Kenzie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenzie.
Kruger cracks Kenzie with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie misses with a body shot.
Kenzie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kenzie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kruger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenzie lands a jab-cross combination.
Kenzie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruger on the side of the head.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Kenzie's head but Kenzie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenzie jabs Kruger right on the nose. Kruger blinks but takes it well.
Kruger misses with a hook. Kenzie ducked under it nicely.
Kruger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Kenzie moved out of range nicely.
Kenzie connects with the punch.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.
Kruger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kenzie circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger throws out the jab.
Kenzie pushes Kruger up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kenzie.
Kenzie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kruger or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kenzie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kenzie scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Kenzie - that landed with a thud.
Kruger blocking some punches.
A short left from Kenzie.
Kenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Kenzie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenzie has closed the distance and engaged Kruger in a clinch.
Kruger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kenzie is defending well.
Kenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krugers head.
Kruger is rocked!
Kenzie scores with a shot to the side of Kruger's head.
Oh Kruger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruger is trying to pull guard but Kenzie has him pressed against the cage.
Kenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kenzie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Kenzie.
Kenzie creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kruger's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kruger drops to his knees and Kenzie pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Kenzie!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Kenzie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oj Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov has chosen HINO RUSSO as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
183 lbs
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28
182 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oj Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ivanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivanov just leaning against Simpson, taking a breather.
Ivanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Ivanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.
Ivanov lands with a left to the head.
Simpson slowing the pace effectively.
Ivanov tries to throw a body punch but Simpson avoids it by throwing Ivanov back against the cage.
Ivanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Ivanov lands a right hand.
Ivanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.
Simpson trying to stall but Ivanov improves his position.
Simpson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Simpson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson won't allow Ivanov to get back to his feet.
Ivanov trying to control the position here.
Simpson stops Ivanov from standing up.
Ivanov is controlling Simpson's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sergei Ivanov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Simpson tries to clinch up but Ivanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
Simpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanov moves away.
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Simpson blocks a body shot from Ivanov.
Come on Simpson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ivanov has Simpson pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Ivanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simpson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanov controls his hands.
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ivanov working aggressively here.
Ivanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Ivanov avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simpson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ivanov's brow.
Simpson tries a body shot but Ivanov blocks it.
Ivanov misses with the head strike.
Simpson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Ivanov.
A frustrated look appears on Ivanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivanov's elbow.
Ivanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.
Ivanov has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Ivanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanov controls the action.
Ivanov tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson tries to work over Ivanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivanov misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simpson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ivanov's brow.
Simpson is leaning against Ivanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivanov is working Simpson over against the cage.
Simpson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ivanov after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simpson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simpson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ivanov rushes Simpson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Ivanov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivanov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Simpson keeps him there for the moment.
Simpson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Simpson keeps him there for the moment.
Ivanov tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.
Good body shot from Ivanov.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but Ivanov blocks with his arms.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov trying to stall but Simpson improves his position.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ivanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Simpson up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ivanov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
A right hand to the body from Ivanov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ivanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivanov.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling the position.
Ivanov lands a shot to the body.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
Ivanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Simpson.
Simpson keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanov is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simpson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to work over Simpson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanov controls his hands.
Ivanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov can't break the clinch.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling him.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov misses with a wild combination.
Ivanov swings for the body but Simpson moves out of range.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Simpson.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanov avoids it.
Simpson being controlled against the cage.
Ivanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivanov is trying to push Simpson away but Simpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivanov's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov lands with a left to the head.
Ivanov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sergei Ivanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simpson digs a right hand into Ivanov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ivanov's gas tank.
Ivanov prevents the takedown attempt.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Ivanov lands a right hand.
Ivanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oj Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simpson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson blocks a body shot from Ivanov.
Simpson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov taking a breather.
Simpson being controlled against the cage.
Simpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanov blocks a body shot from Simpson.
Sergei Ivanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ivanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanov lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov leaning against his opponent.
Simpson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Ivanov - that landed with a thud.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simpson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ivanov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Ivanov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sergei Ivanov made sure he mentioned Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aze Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hate me or Get DIE tryn' - 50cent 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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36
161 lbs
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31
164 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Woleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aze Toro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro lands a lovely overhand right.
Toro misses with a wild combination.
Toro missing with a left hand there. Woleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toro thows a body shot but no joy.
Woleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Woleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Toro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Woleman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Toro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Toro tries to get to full guard but Woleman has control of the leg.
Woleman misses with a head shot. Toro uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Toro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Toro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Woleman is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woleman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Toro.
Toro looking to finish with strikes here!
Toro thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Toro thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toro moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Woleman has worked his arm free - good work by Woleman!
Toro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Toro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Woleman wants to control but Toro postures up.
Woleman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman tries to improve position but can't.
Toro is trying to get an arm triangle but Woleman is defending well.
An elbow from Toro crashes against the mat.
Toro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woleman, who protects the arm well.
Woleman looks to move to half guard but instead Toro has passed into mount! Damn!
Woleman wants to control but Toro is having none of it.
Toro jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Woleman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Woleman and Toro has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Woleman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman is holding on to half guard well.
Woleman kicks off Toro and gets to his feet.
Woleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Toro tries to roll over but Woleman keeps him under control.
Toro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Toro.
Woleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Toro 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 Mark Woleman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Toro misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Toro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Woleman doesn't seem phased though.
Woleman throws a hook but Toro avoids it easily.
Woleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toro.
Toro misses with a straight right.
Woleman lands a nice shot to the body.
Woleman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Toro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Woleman is in Toro's guard.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toro's head.
Woleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Woleman cracks Toro with a solid left hand.
Toro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Woleman's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toro is pushing down on Woleman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Woleman is fighting to maintain full guard but Toro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Woleman wants to control but Toro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mark Woleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toro wants to free his trapped foot but Woleman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman wants to get back to his feet.
Toro controlling the action here.
Toro is working for a kimura but Woleman is defending it quite comfortably.
Toro trying to control from half guard but Woleman is working away.
Woleman gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Woleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toro is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman working a defensive guard here.
Toro wants to pass the guard but Woleman is keeping the position.
Toro throws a big right hand that misses.
Toro tries to free his leg and advance position but Woleman is retaining full guard.
Woleman wants to sweep here but Toro controlling him for the moment.
Toro forces his way into half guard.
Toro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Toro is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro trying to pass the guard but Woleman defending well.
Woleman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Toro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Woleman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Toro, into his guard.
Toro keeping moving, preventing Woleman from controlling successfully.
Woleman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Woleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Toro has wrist control.
Woleman wants to control from the top but Toro keeps moving.
Woleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Woleman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Toro working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Woleman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Toro connects with a body shot that sends Woleman's belly button to the back.
Woleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toro.
Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woleman.
Toro jabs Woleman right on the nose. Woleman blinks but takes it well.
Toro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Woleman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toro.
Woleman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Toro throws a head kick that misses.
Toro lands an overhand right.
Woleman throws a shot to the body.
Woleman moves away from the strike by Toro.
Nice uppercut lands for Woleman. That snapped Toro's head back.
Woleman moves in looking to clinch but Toro pushes him off.
Toro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woleman.
Toro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woleman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Toro as he jumps to the side.
Woleman moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro misses the shot to the body.
Woleman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Woleman throws a body kick that misses.
Woleman scores with a decent looking hook.
Woleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Woleman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Woleman.
Toro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aze Toro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woleman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Woleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Woleman.
Toro misses with a straight right.
Toro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Woleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Woleman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman wants to control but Toro is keeping him busy.
Woleman working the ground and pound from side control.
Woleman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Toro is looking to regain half guard here but Woleman keeps moving and retains side control.
Woleman trying to control the position but Toro is working away.
Woleman grinds an elbow into Toro's temple.
Woleman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Toro's shoulder. That is not cool.
Toro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Toro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Woleman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Woleman connects with a decent elbow.
Woleman is looking to take a break and control but Toro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woleman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Toro is trying to work for a sweep but Woleman has mounted him!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Woleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Woleman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Toro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Toro wants to control but Woleman is having none of it.
Toro is looking to improve his position but Woleman isn't that keen on the idea.
Woleman controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Woleman controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toro is trying desperately to improve position.
Woleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Woleman raining down shots from the mount!
Aze Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woleman controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Woleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Woleman!
Mark Woleman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Leonardo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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8 - 1 - 0 |
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291 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Leonardo.
Leonardo thuds his right hand into Cormier's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Daniel Cormier has been cut.
Cormier misses with a takedown attempt - Leonardo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leonardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardo connects with a nice looking jab.
Cormier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardo.
Daniel Cormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Leonardo coming out on top.
Leonardo pushes Cormier away with a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leonardo.
Cormier is breathing heavily.
Leonardo works Cormier's body with a nice hook.
Leonardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leonardo feints and then cracks Cormier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cormier down.
Leonardo cracks Cormier with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cormier looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Leonardo finish him?
Cormier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Leonardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a quick head kick that knocks Cormier silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Leonardo is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonardo Leonardo!
Leonardo Leonardo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dameshek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Coward has chosen machida the best as his entrance music. Machida The Coward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Dameshek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dameshek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Coward.
The Coward leaves Dameshek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Coward turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Coward throws a shot to the body.
Dameshek tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Coward counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dameshek tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Coward sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dameshek somewhat.
Dameshek misses with a takedown attempt
and The Coward counters with a nice right hand that sends Dameshek toppling to the canvas! Dameshek scrambles and gets back to his feet - can The Coward finish him?!
It looks like Dave Dameshek has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Dameshek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
and The Coward counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Dameshek! He's just covering up as The Coward starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machida The Coward!
Machida The Coward took some time post fight to say the following; 'Where at you Tonal?I know you goin duck me.
Dont be scared homie!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music. Paul Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Simons III looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams throws a series of punches but Simons III avoids them all with ease.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams takes a swing at Simons III's ribcage but misses.
Simons III blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Simons III slips a straight right by Williams.
Simons III slips under a jab from Williams.
Simons III chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Simons III tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Simons III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Simons III saw that one coming.
Simons III shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Simons III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simons III changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Simons III manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Simons III shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Williams.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams throws the left hand but Simons III avoids the punch easily.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simons III slips under a jab.
Simons III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Simons III's hands.
Simons III moves away from the strike by Williams.
Simons III takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simons III stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simons III uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Simons III looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Simons III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Simons III looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Simons III drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Simons III looking to pass the guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Simons III from controlling successfully.
Simons III looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simons III. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams won't allow Simons III to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Simons III has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Simons III's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Simons III isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Williams stacks Simons III on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Williams!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simons III is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simons III is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simons III closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Paul Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Simons III looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
It looks like John Simons III has been cut.
Simons III scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Simons III trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Simons III trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Simons III advances nicely into full mount.
Simons III moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Williams has worked his arm free - good work by Williams!
Simons III looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III working away.
Simons III has hold of Williams's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Williams tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Simons III cranks the arm and Williams screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Williams, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Simons III!
A relieved looking John Simons III thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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