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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by Asesinos - Los Crudos. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent 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
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lex Luthor!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luthor misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Luthor. No joy for Santiago on that attempt.
Luthor tries a head kick but it misses.
Luthor throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
Luthor lands with a kick to the temple. Santiago shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santiago checks a leg kick.
Luthor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luthor throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Santiago blocks the body kick.
Luthor throws a chopping leg kick but Santiago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luthor throws a leg kick which misses Santiago's front leg but catches the back leg as Santiago tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luthor swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses.
Santiago moves out of range of the body kick.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luthor but Luthor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Luthor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luthor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santiago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses.
Santiago closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santiago in side control lands a decent elbow.
Santiago working away.
Luthor is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luthor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Santiago off and has taken his back!
Santiago is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Luthor.
Luthor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Luthor controlling well, preventing Santiago from escaping the position.
Luthor trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Santiago doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luthor is trying to control the action in half guard but Santiago is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santiago tries to get to full guard but Luthor has control of the leg.
Luthor content to control rather than advance.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lex Luthor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Luthor.
Santiago looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Luthor is doing well to control the position and prevent Santiago from advancing to side control.
Santiago tries to pass to full mount but Luthor defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Santiago stalling away here and it's allowed Luthor to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Santiago throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Luthor trying to control the position.
Santiago is in close to Luthor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santiago throws a big right hand that misses.
Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Luthor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiago looking to pass the guard.
Santiago slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luthor trying to get back to full guard but Santiago takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Luthor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santiago with shots to the head and body - Luthor looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luthor is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santiago with a couple of short strikes.
Santiago with a couple of short strikes.
Luthor is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Santiago! Luthor is hurt baaadly! Santiago is firing away with more strikes - Luthor is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Santiago!
Antonio Santiago 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice has chosen Hit em' Up as his entrance music. Kimbo Slice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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285 lbs
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277 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Slice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Slice.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slice as he jumps to the side.
Slice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hernandez momentarily.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hernandez.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hernandez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Slice lands a head shot.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
Slice closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hernandez throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slice can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.
Slice wants to stand and escape but Hernandez is having none of it.
Slice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hernandez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hernandez looking to sit in guard and control but Slice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slice wants to stand but Hernandez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice wants to stand and escape but instead Hernandez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hernandez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hernandez trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slice's head.
Hernandez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
Hernandez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Juan Hernandez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Slice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hernandez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands with a good body shot.
Slice connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slice. That's going to slow Hernandez down.
Slice has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hernandez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hernandez somewhat.
Slice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slice as he avoids it easily.
Slice lands with a right hand.
Slice looks to land a combination. Hernandez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Slice does it's job there.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slice but Slice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Slice scores with a one two! Hernandez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
That's time! Hernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slice lands a high kick!
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slice as he avoids it easily.
Slice throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kimbo Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
Hernandez shoots in but Slice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slice throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hernandez gets the takedown into side control.
Hernandez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Slice, who protects the arm well.
Hernandez throws a strike aimed at the side of Slice's head but Slice avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Slice avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hernandez.
Hernandez trying to control the position but Slice is working away.
Slice takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hernandez trying to control the action but Slice is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hernandez.
Slice regains half guard, as Hernandez was trying to land strikes.
Slice tries to kick Hernandez off but Hernandez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hernandez is looking for a kimura but Slice is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hernandez to get the leverage.
Slice is staying active underneath Hernandez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hernandez.
Hernandez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hernandez 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hernandez lands a nice short elbow.
Hernandez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hernandez content to control rather than advance.
Hernandez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez seems to be working for a kimura but Slice defends the submission attempt.
Hernandez wants to pass to mount but Slice is defending the position.
Hernandez passes to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Juan Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez cracks Slice with a big right hand but Slice just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Hernandez dominated that second round.
That's time! Hernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hernandez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Slice is avoiding damage well.
Hernandez wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
Hernandez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Slice is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hernandez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hernandez has knee on belly momentarily but Slice bucks him off and regains half guard.
Hernandez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hernandez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hernandez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hernandez connects with a nice short shot to Slice's temple.
Slice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hernandez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hernandez controlling the pace.
Hernandez is nestled in close to Slice, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to control. Slice wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hernandez is pressing down on Slice's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slice is holding on for now.
Slice pushes Hernandez off looking to stand but Hernandez dives back in and keeps control.
Hernandez is looking to pass Slice's guard but actually Slice recovers to full guard.
Hernandez stands and throws Slice's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hernandez tries for a kimura but Slice is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working the ground and pound but Slice is defending the strikes.
Hernandez is trying to get an arm triangle but Slice is defending well.
Hernandez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Slice rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hernandez's guard! Nice work there by Slice!
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez pushes Slice off and gets back to his feet.
Slice is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slice cracks Hernandez with a good jab.
Kimbo Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Slice.
Slice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hernandez back to the cage. Slice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Slice did well to prevent Hernandez getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hernandez 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wendell Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloom is looking to clinch.
Bloom cracks Oliveira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliveira throws a hook but Bloom blocks it.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Good leg kick by Bloom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Bloom saw that one coming.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab lands there for Oliveira.
It looks like Orlando Bloom has been cut.
Bloom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bloom is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Bloom.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloom was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Bloom tried to score with a low kick but Oliveira checks it.
Bloom instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom lands an elbow inside that Oliveira shrugs off.
Bloom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bloom has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oliveira after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliveira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bloom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bloom blocking some punches.
Oliveira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliveira lands a left hand.
Oliveira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bloom up against the cage.
Oliveira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blooms head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloom.
Bloom misses with the head strike.
Oliveira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blooms head.
Bloom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
Bloom misses with the head strike.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliveira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira leaning against his opponent.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
Bloom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Bloom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bloom or not.
Still in the clinch, Oliveira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bloom backwards.
Oliveira pushes Bloom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliveira drops Bloom onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bloom is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oliveira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bloom misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliveira lands a big right hand that drops Bloom! The killer instinct kicks in and Oliveira finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Oliveira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wendell Oliveira!
A victorious Wendell Oliveira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donald Kerabatsos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Blimm (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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Kerabatsos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerabatsos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kerabatsos wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Blimm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Kerabatsos catches Blimm right on the button with a cross.
Kerabatsos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kerabatsos throws a right hand that Blimm ducks under and follows up with a left that Blimm also avoids with ease.
Blimm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blimm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blimm tries to free his leg and advance position but Kerabatsos is retaining full guard.
Blimm trying to control but Kerabatsos is working from the bottom.
Blimm trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kerabatsos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kerabatsos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blimm is on top in guard.
Blimm tries to stand but Kerabatsos is controlling from the bottom.
Blimm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blimm trying to control but Kerabatsos is working from the bottom.
Blimm throwing strikes from guard but Kerabatsos blocks nicely.
Blimm looking to sit in guard and control but Kerabatsos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blimm looking for a sweep. Not yet Blimm, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm wants to hit a switch here but Kerabatsos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Blimm there!
Kerabatsos controlling the pace for now.
Blimm is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos content just to control the position here.
Blimm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blimm is looking to get to half guard.
Kerabatsos looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blimm trying desperately to get to his feet.
Blimm is looking to improve his position but Kerabatsos isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Blimm dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Blimm scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Donald Kerabatsos has been cut.
Blimm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blimm misses with a low kick.
Kerabatsos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kerabatsos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kerabatsos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kerabatsos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Blimm misses.
Oh Kerabatsos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blimm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerabatsos misses with a looping right.
Kerabatsos seems to have got his legs back now.
Blimm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kerabatsos sprawls well. Kerabatsos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blimm gets slowly back to his feet.
Bobby Blimm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blimm throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kerabatsos counters with a nice body shot.
Kerabatsos scores with a head kick.
Blimm throws a series of punches but Kerabatsos moves out of range.
No joy there for Blimm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blimm is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kerabatsos, right into the meat.
Kerabatsos punishes Blimm's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerabatsos tries to clinch up.
Kerabatsos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kerabatsos misses with a head kick.
Bobby Blimm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerabatsos clobbers Blimm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blimm scores with a push kick.
Blimm takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blimm throws a nice looking combination but Kerabatsos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blimm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kerabatsos blocks a head kick by Blimm.
Blimm moves out of range of the strikes.
Blimm throws a nice looking combination but Kerabatsos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerabatsos circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerabatsos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blimm is breathing heavily.
Blimm throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kerabatsos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blimm.
Kerabatsos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerabatsos feints and then cracks Blimm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blimm down.
Nice takedown defense from Kerabatsos. No joy for Blimm on that attempt.
Donald Kerabatsos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kerabatsos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kerabatsos throws a leg kick which misses Blimm's front leg but catches the back leg as Blimm tries to avoid it.
Blimm throws a nice looking combination but Kerabatsos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blimm looks for the body kick but Kerabatsos saw that one coming.
Kerabatsos lands a body shot.
Blimm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kerabatsos moves out of range of the leg kick from Blimm.
Kerabatsos connects with a body shot that sends Blimm's belly button to the back.
Kerabatsos lands with a right hand.
Kerabatsos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Blimm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kerabatsos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos pushes Blimm up against the cage in a clinch.
Blimm blocks a body shot from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos managing to block the knees to the body from Blimm.
Kerabatsos scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kerabatsos.
Blimm working hard to break the clinch.
Kerabatsos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blimm crunches a lovely knee into Kerabatsos's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Blimm.
Blimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerabatsos avoids the damage to the body.
Blimm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerabatsos has him pressed against the cage.
Blimm pushes off an throws an elbow but Kerabatsos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blimm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm trying to land knees to the body.
Blimm tries to break the clinch but Kerabatsos is controlling the position.
Kerabatsos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blimm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerabatsos blocks a body shot from Blimm.
Blimm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerabatsos has him pressed against the cage.
Blimm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blimm wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerabatsos won't allow it.
Kerabatsos managing to block the knees to the body from Blimm.
Kerabatsos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blimm's efforts to push away.
Blimm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blimm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kerabatsos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kerabatsos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Blimm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donald Kerabatsos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Blimm is looking to land body kicks.
Blimm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos closes the distance and clinches.
Kerabatsos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blimms head.
Blimm is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Kerabatsos.
Blimm wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerabatsos won't allow it.
Kerabatsos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerabatsos keeps control of Blimm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blimm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kerabatsos.
Blimm can't break the clinch.
Blimm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kerabatsos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blimm missing with knees to the body.
Blimm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kerabatsos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerabatsos avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerabatsos throws an elbow that misses.
Kerabatsos stops a takedown attempt from Blimm.
Kerabatsos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blimm blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Kerabatsos.
Blimm misses with a punch to the body.
Kerabatsos gets through Blimm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerabatsos avoiding damage as Blimm throws knees to the body.
Kerabatsos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kerabatsos prevents Blimm from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bobby Blimm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kerabatsos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blimm's defenses.
Nice body punch from Blimm.
Kerabatsos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blimm tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerabatsos avoids the damage to the body.
Blimm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Blimm.
Blimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerabatsos avoids it.
Donald Kerabatsos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm looking to stall.
Blimm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kerabatsos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kerabatsos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerabatsos lands a knee to the head.
Blimm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerabatsos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blimm manages to break the clinch.
Blimm avoids the body shot from Kerabatsos.
Blimm misses with a kick to the body.
Blimm throws a looping overhand right but Kerabatsos ducks down to avoid it.
Blimm throws a solid leg kick but Kerabatsos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blimm.
Blimm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerabatsos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kerabatsos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blimm.
Kerabatsos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick but Blimm moves out of range.
Kerabatsos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blimm.
Donald Kerabatsos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Blimm.
Kerabatsos throws a head kick that Blimm semi-blocks.
Blimm is rocked!
Blimm misses with a wild combination.
Blimm is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerabatsos finish him?
Kerabatsos punishes Blimm's body with a nice straight punch.
Kerabatsos scoring well with a low kick there.
Kerabatsos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blimm seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Kerabatsos.
Blimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerabatsos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blimm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kerabatsos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blimm scrambles back to his feet.
Bobby Blimm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blimm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kerabatsos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blimm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kerabatsos but Kerabatsos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circle, before Kerabatsos throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Blimm's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kerabatsos lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Donald Kerabatsos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josie Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is the most annoying Mexican polka music you have heard in your life. Dog comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For U Phoenix Marrizle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josie Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marquez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dog shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marquez gets full guard.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez managing to control the position.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dog slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dog easily slips into full mount!
Marquez tries to lock up and control but Dog gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dog working Marquez over with strikes here.
Dog pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez is trying to escape the mount.
Dog lands a big shot there that rocks Marquez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dog tries to control but Marquez wriggling away.
Marquez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dog tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marquez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marquez keeps working.
Dog content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dog 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.
Marquez trying to hold on to Dog's head to control him but Dog postures up.
Marquez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dog jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dog wants to pass the guard but Marquez is keeping the position.
Dog with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dog postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marquez working for a triangle but Dog defends it easily.
Dog tries to free his leg and advance position but Marquez is retaining full guard.
Dog throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog 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.
Dog trying to control but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Dog trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dog avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marquez working a defensive guard but Dog passes into half guard.
Dog is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Marquez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Crazy Dog!
A victorious Crazy Dog thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupercal Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abaddon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heartless. This should be fireworks!
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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
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lupercal Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil misses with a double jab.
Abaddon lands with an uppercut that bounces O Neil off the cage and back into range.
O Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abaddon.
O Neil throws a looping overhand right but Abaddon ducks down to avoid it.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abaddon. That's going to slow O Neil down.
Abaddon defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abaddon lands with a kick to the temple. O Neil shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Abaddon.
Abaddon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil moves out of range of the leg kick from Abaddon.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Abaddon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abaddon scores with a sloppy right hand. O Neil should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil scores with the left hand. Abaddon knows he should have avoided that one.
O Neil drops Abaddon with a beautiful combination! Abaddon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - O Neil is looking for the KO!
Abaddon is rocked!
It looks like Lupercal Abaddon has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abaddon connects with a single shot there.
Abaddon is still on wobbly legs! Can O Neil finish him?
Abaddon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Abaddon seems to have recovered his senses.
O Neil moves out of range as Abaddon strikes.
O Neil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abaddon throws out the jab.
O Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
O Neil misses with a looping right.
O Neil cracks Abaddon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Neil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abaddon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abaddon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abaddon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Neil thows a body shot but no joy.
Abaddon cracks the inside of O Neil's front leg.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil throws a one two combo.
Abaddon scoring well with a low kick there.
O Neil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abaddon fakes the leg kick and cracks O Neil in the body.
Abaddon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
Abaddon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Abaddon misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for O Neil.
Abaddon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Neil throws out a powerful jab.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil works the jab nicely.
Abaddon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abaddon feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
Abaddon throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Neil takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Neil needs to keep his hands up - Abaddon had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil avoids the body shot from Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a front kick aimed at O Neil's knee but O Neil avoids it well.
Abaddon ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
O Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a hook to the side of Abaddon's head but Abaddon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Abaddon.
O Neil misses with a body punch
and Abaddon counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Abaddon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Abaddon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Abaddon wants to control but O Neil is keeping him busy.
Abaddon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abaddon is trying to get an arm triangle but O Neil is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lupercal Abaddon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abaddon.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Abaddon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abaddon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Abaddon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neil.
O Neil throws a series of strikes that have Abaddon backpedaling.
Abaddon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Neil.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Abaddon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abaddon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
O Neil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Neil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Abaddon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neil.
O Neil blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abaddon.
Abaddon feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
Abaddon moves away from the strike by O Neil.
Abaddon scores with a shot to the body.
O Neil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abaddon throws a hook but O Neil avoids it easily.
Abaddon throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
Abaddon slips a jab from O Neil.
Abaddon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Neil throws a jab when Abaddon was well out of range.
Abaddon with a jab.
Abaddon throws a head kick but O Neil moves out of range.
Abaddon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Neil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abaddon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abaddon scores with a jab to the body.
Abaddon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neil.
Abaddon throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abaddon was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil throws a shot to the body.
Abaddon avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neil moves out of range of the body kick from Abaddon.
O Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abaddon can pounce on him.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Abaddon moves out of range.
O Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neil lands a really nice looking cross but Abaddon seems unphased.
Abaddon lands a jab to the head.
O Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abaddon can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil misses with a wild combination.
Abaddon wants to slow O Neil down by chopping away at his legs.
Abaddon slips a straight right by O Neil.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
O Neil tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abaddon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
A jab from Abaddon misses.
Abaddon wants to slow O Neil down by chopping away at his legs.
Abaddon throws a big shot that misses.
Abaddon tries to move into range but O Neil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from O Neil misses.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abaddon moves away.
Abaddon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
O Neil throws a right hand that Abaddon ducks under and follows up with a left that Abaddon also avoids with ease.
Abaddon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abaddon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
O Neil is looking to improve his position.
Abaddon is stalling here. O Neil is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Abaddon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and O Neil has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil working away.
O Neil tries to stand but Abaddon is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lupercal Abaddon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Abaddon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abaddon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abaddon swings widly with a right hand
and O Neil counters with a one-two to the body.
Abaddon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from O Neil both land. Nice combination.
O Neil scores with a nice strike.
Abaddon throws a lazy right hand but O Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Neil looks to land a right hand but Abaddon moved out of range.
O Neil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abaddon 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.
Abaddon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neil throws a right and a left that Abaddon avoids nicely.
O Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abaddon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abaddon!
Abaddon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
Abaddon slips a jab from O Neil.
Abaddon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abaddon fails to land with a series of punches.
Abaddon lands a jab to O Neil's midsection.
O Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abaddon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Neil misses with a hook. Abaddon ducked under it nicely.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abaddon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abaddon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abaddon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
Mickey O Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lupercal Abaddon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with an uppercut. Abaddon saw that one coming.
O Neil throws a hook but Abaddon blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abaddon is defended easily by O Neil.
O Neil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil throws a hook but Abaddon blocks it.
O Neil tries to bum rush Abaddon with a series of wild strikes but Abaddon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Abaddon moves out of range.
O Neil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abaddon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Abaddon cracks O Neil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abaddon.
A telegraphed right hand from Abaddon misses the target.
Abaddon slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
Abaddon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Neil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abaddon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Neil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abaddon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
A slow jab from O Neil misses its intended target.
Abaddon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Neil on the side of the head.
A big left from O Neil misses.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
Abaddon lands a jab.
Abaddon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Abaddon's shoulder, as Abaddon tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Neil misses with a hook. Abaddon ducked under it nicely.
Abaddon takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Abaddon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neil connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abaddon was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
Abaddon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
O Neil throws the left hand but Abaddon avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil defending well as Abaddon loads up on a big left hand.
Abaddon throws a head kick but O Neil moves out of range.
Jab by O Neil.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lupercal Abaddon.
Well Abaddon 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lupercal Abaddon!
During a confident post fight interview, Lupercal Abaddon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Macintosh (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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212 lbs
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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
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Chaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macintosh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chaney as he avoids it easily.
Macintosh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Macintosh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chaney doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Macintosh.
Chaney is holding on to half guard well.
Macintosh works his way into side control.
Macintosh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chaney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Macintosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macintosh lands a few punches from side control.
Chaney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Macintosh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Macintosh cracks Chaney with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Macintosh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chaney, who protects the arm well.
Macintosh has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Macintosh prevents Chaney from getting the reversal.
Macintosh working for a submission but Chaney is keeping him at bay.
Chaney tries to lock up and control but Macintosh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh prevents Chaney from getting the reversal.
Macintosh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaney sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chaney wants to improve his position but Macintosh is controlling well.
Chaney is looking to control Macintosh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chaney avoid being mounted?
Chaney manages to get to full guard.
Macintosh looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macintosh preventing the sweep.
Macintosh postures up and lands a big shot to Chaney's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh is looking to work some ground and pound but Chaney has wrist control.
Macintosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaney trying to control the position here.
Macintosh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chaney trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ivan Chaney.
Macintosh misses with a straight left.
Chaney throws a jab but it's blocked by Macintosh.
A big right from Chaney misses.
Chaney throws the left hand but Macintosh avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Macintosh blocks a jab.
Bud Macintosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaney gets caught flat footed, as Macintosh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chaney looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaney, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaney pulls Macintosh in close to prevent any damage.
Chaney manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Macintosh is looking to improve his position but Chaney isn't that keen on the idea.
Macintosh swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macintosh working to try and regain half guard.
Macintosh sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Macintosh 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.
Chaney throws out a loose jab but Macintosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Macintosh misses.
Chaney moves out of range as Macintosh strikes.
Chaney throws a jab when Macintosh was well out of range.
Chaney works the jab nicely.
Macintosh misses with an uppercut.
Chaney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A lazy left from Macintosh finds it's target.
Macintosh ducks under a wild hook from Chaney.
Macintosh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Macintosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Macintosh wants to control from the top but Chaney keeps moving.
Chaney trying to keep a closed guard but Macintosh is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chaney wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bud Macintosh was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chaney looks to land a left hand but Macintosh moved out of range nicely.
Macintosh throws a lazy right hand but Chaney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chaney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chaney takes a swing at Macintosh's ribcage but misses.
Macintosh moves away from the strike by Chaney.
Macintosh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Macintosh cracks Chaney with an open hand slap.
Macintosh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Macintosh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chaney quickly recovers to half guard.
Chaney is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macintosh moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Chaney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney tries to bench press Macintosh off him but Macintosh keeps the position.
Chaney takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Macintosh tries for a kimura but Chaney is defending well.
Chaney gets back to half guard.
Macintosh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chaney sees it coming and defends easily.
Macintosh is trying to work for a kimura but Chaney is defending well.
Chaney wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney is working hard here to advance position.
Macintosh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chaney keeps working.
Bud Macintosh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chaney moves into full guard.
Chaney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Macintosh is stalling in the full guard.
Macintosh wants to pass the guard but Chaney is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaney, not yet.
Macintosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Macintosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaney trying to strike off his back.
Chaney trying to keep a closed guard but Macintosh is proving a slippery customer.
Chaney wants to sweep but no luck.
Macintosh forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaney is trying to control but can't.
Macintosh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaney gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Macintosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Macintosh throws a shot from downtown. Chaney moves away and avoids it.
Chaney misses with a two punch combination.
Macintosh slips under a jab.
Macintosh misses the shot to the body.
Chaney drives through with a takedown into guard.
Macintosh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chaney gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macintosh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chaney stopping the sweep attempt from Macintosh.
Macintosh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaney.
Chaney won't allow Macintosh to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaney cracks Macintosh with a solid left hand.
Chaney wants to control from the top but Macintosh keeps moving.
Macintosh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chaney defends well.
Chaney looking to pass the guard.
Chaney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chaney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Macintosh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chaney gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaney throwing strikes from guard but Macintosh blocks nicely.
Macintosh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Macintosh keeping moving, preventing Chaney from controlling successfully.
Macintosh controls Chaney momentarily but Chaney frees himself.
Macintosh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macintosh looking for a sweep. Not yet Macintosh, not yet.
Chaney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Macintosh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ivan Chaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney throws a big elbow that misses.
Macintosh 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.
Macintosh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaney throwing strikes but missing.
Macintosh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chaney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chaney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chaney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Macintosh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chaney throws a strike but Macintosh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Macintosh's guard.
Chaney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chaney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chaney throws a big elbow that misses.
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!
Chaney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chaney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Macintosh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macintosh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chaney defends well.
Macintosh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bud Macintosh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Macintosh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macintosh is trying to keep Chaney in close.
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 Ivan Chaney.
I think Macintosh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bud Macintosh!
Bud Macintosh 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane. Hitmon Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Miklo Velka's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick but Velka moves out of range.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Velka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Velka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velka has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Velka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Velka avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
Velka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Velka obliges.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Velka misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Velka throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Velka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Velka misses with a punch to the body.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Velka tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Velka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Velka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Velka controls the action.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Velka pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Velka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Velka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Velka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Velka crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Velka throws an elbow but misses.
Velka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velka leaning against his opponent.
Velka throws a head punch that misses.
Velka working aggressively here.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
Velka lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miklo Velka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miklo Velka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Velka throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Velka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Velka.
Velka wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters circling a little - Velka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Velka moves into the clinch.
Velka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Velka has him pressed against the cage.
Velka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velka is trying to stall.
Velka lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velka avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miklo Velka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Velka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Velka looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Velka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Velka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee tries to clinch but Velka moves out of range.
Velka throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Velka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Velka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee gets a clinch.
Velka looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velka throws an elbow that misses.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Velka tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
It looks like Hitmon Lee has been cut.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Velka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Miklo Velka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Velka missing with knees to the body.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
Velka keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Velka controls the action.
Lee misses with some punches.
Velka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Velka.
Lee blocks a head kick by Velka.
Lee clobbers Velka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Velka feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Lee cracks Velka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velka.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Velka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miklo Velka dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee defending well as Velka loads up on a big left hand.
Velka misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Velka misses the target.
Lee clobbers Velka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Velka tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Velka counters with a head kick.
Lee stuns Velka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Velka circles away.
Velka doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Hitmon Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velka misses with a looping right.
Velka throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a body kick.
Jab from Lee.
Velka tries a head kick but it misses.
Velka tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velka.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velka.
Velka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Velka is out of range.
Velka tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Velka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Velka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Velka in his tracks.
Velka moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velka looking to slow down the pace here.
Velka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Velka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Velka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Velka has his back to the cage.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velka tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Velka blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Velka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Velka trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Velka fails to land.
Velka prevents a body shot from Lee.
Velka stalling the fight.
Hitmon Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velka's elbow.
Velka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Velka dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Miklo Velka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Velka controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hitmon Lee.
I think Velka 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miklo Velka!
Post fight, an emotional Miklo Velka said 'Yo homes....I dedicate this win to Magic....La Onda essa! Hey Red Rider shut your mouth...if you want to scrap meet me at El Pino!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio dos Passos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio dos Passos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Passos throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourque lands with a cross.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque throws the left hand but dos Passos avoids the punch easily.
dos Passos connects with a body shot that sends Bourque's belly button to the back.
Bourque drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Bourque slips under a jab from dos Passos.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos Passos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from dos Passos misses.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from dos Passos.
dos Passos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big right from dos Passos misses.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dos Passos circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Passos throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourque.
A jab from Bourque misses.
The fighters circling - dos Passos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dos Passos scores with a nice strike.
dos Passos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bourque is rocked!
dos Passos misses the jab.
Oh Bourque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
dos Passos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bourque sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bourque seems to have got his legs back now.
Bourque throws a right and a left that dos Passos avoids nicely.
Bourque moves out of range as dos Passos strikes.
dos Passos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dos Passos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio dos Passos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
A big right from Bourque misses.
dos Passos throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
Helio dos Passos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
dos Passos slips under a jab from Bourque.
dos Passos misses with an uppercut.
dos Passos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dos Passos jabs Bourque right on the nose. Bourque blinks but takes it well.
Bourque blocks a jab.
dos Passos lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos misses with an uppercut.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
dos Passos swings widly with a right hand
and Bourque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
dos Passos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
dos Passos throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourque takes a swing at dos Passos's ribcage but misses.
dos Passos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Bourque.
dos Passos misses with an uppercut
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
dos Passos ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Bourque lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Passos cracks Bourque with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paul Bourque's cut is getting worse.
dos Passos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourque loads up on a big right hand but dos Passos slips the punch.
dos Passos misses the jab.
dos Passos dodges the punch combination from Bourque.
dos Passos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
dos Passos slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from dos Passos. Those never looked like landing.
Bourque throws the left hand but dos Passos avoids the punch easily.
Danga de danga de dang - dos Passos scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio dos Passos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bourque's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
dos Passos lands a big shot that drops Bourque! Can he finish him?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bourque has dos Passos pulled in close to control his posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Passos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourque is keeping the position for now.
dos Passos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bourque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
dos Passos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bourque is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
dos Passos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque pulls dos Passos in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Paul Bourque just wasn't active enough.
Bourque swings for the body but dos Passos moves out of range.
dos Passos misses with a double jab.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
dos Passos throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot.
dos Passos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bourque avoids the body shot from dos Passos.
dos Passos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from dos Passos misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dos Passos swings widly with a right hand
and Bourque counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dos Passos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dos Passos misses with a takedown attempt - Bourque sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Bourque lands an impressive looking overhand right. dos Passos doesn't seem phased though.
Bourque scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
dos Passos throws a big shot that misses.
dos Passos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from dos Passos.
Bourque blocks a jab.
dos Passos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bourque momentarily.
Helio dos Passos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bourque lunges at dos Passos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by dos Passos's hand.
dos Passos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
dos Passos clobbers Bourque with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
dos Passos throws a hook to the side of Bourque's head but Bourque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourque works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Passos is defended easily by Bourque.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio dos Passos.
Bourque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dos Passos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque digs a good hook to dos Passos's body.
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!
dos Passos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
dos Passos cracks Bourque with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
dos Passos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dos Passos.
dos Passos misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a straight right hand.
dos Passos is rocked!
Bourque feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending dos Passos crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Bourque thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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