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ADN 26:Seasons on PPV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Cavalcante!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson closes the distance and pushes Cavalcante back into the cage.
Cavalcante managing to block the knees to the body from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a punch to the body.
Gustafsson jumps into guard, dragging Cavalcante to the mat.
Gustafsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gustafsson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gustafsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gustafsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cavalcante connects with a couple of short punches.
Cavalcante stands up over Gustafsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cavalcante throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustafsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cavalcante with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson has a closed guard, preventing Cavalcante from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cavalcante scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cavalcante got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gustafsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cavalcante has managed to get both his arms back between Gustafsson's legs - danger averted.
Cavalcante throws a big elbow that misses.
Cavalcante tries to stand but Gustafsson is controlling from the bottom.
Cavalcante postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante throwing strikes but missing.
Cavalcante slips nicely into half guard.
Cavalcante lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gustafsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cavalcante throwing strikes but missing.
Cavalcante postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cavalcante accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gustafsson looking for a guillotine here but Cavalcante defends easily.
Gustafsson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cavalcante stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gustafsson drives through with a takedown into Cavalcante's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gustafsson trying to control but Cavalcante is working from the bottom.
Gustafsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gustafsson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Cavalcante has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gustafsson is looking to defend but Cavalcante has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gustafsson! Cavalcante pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gustafsson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wagner Cavalcante!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Beharry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beharry comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Redemption Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kirk Lazarus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnson Beharry's chin.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnson Beharry!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Lazarus blocks the leg kick.
Beharry shoots for a double leg takedown but Lazarus sprawls well. He's pushed Beharry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Beharry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lazarus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lazarus with a hook.
Lazarus stuffs the takedown.
Beharry thows a body kick. Lazarus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lazarus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beharry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lazarus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beharry tries to clinch there but Lazarus circles away.
Johnson Beharry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beharry throws a sloppy head kick
and Lazarus counters with a huge left! Beharry is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lazarus isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Beharry from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lazarus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Lazarus!
Kirk Lazarus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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179 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Monteiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Kamara!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro gets caught napping as Kamara dives in and scores a takedown. Monteiro manages to retain guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kamara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kamara drops back looking for a leg! Monteiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Monteiro manages to kick Kamara off! Kamara jumps back into Monteiro's guard.
Monteiro is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kamara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kamara looking for a takedown.
Kamara wants to take the fight to the mat but Monteiro manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Monteiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monteiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamara.
Monteiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamara moves away.
Monteiro connects with a looping right hand.
Kamara shoots in and drives through. Monteiro sprawls well.
William Monteiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Kamara.
Monteiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamara shoots for a double leg takedown but Monteiro sprawls well. He's pushed Kamara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kamara shoots in but no luck this time.
Kamara looks for a takedown but Monteiro sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara shoots in looking for a takedown. Monteiro tries to sprawl out of it but Kamara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Monteiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Monteiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monteiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monteiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Monteiro to the mat! Monteiro manages to get full guard.
Monteiro wants to stand but Kamara is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kamara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara passes into half guard.
Monteiro is looking to escape.
Kamara maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Monteiro could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kamara has cracked it and Monteiro is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kamara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Kamara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kakihara Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schnee Wittchen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wittchen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't be touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kakihara Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Schnee Wittchen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wallace finds it's way through Wittchen's defenses.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wittchen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace takes a swing at Wittchen's ribcage but misses.
Wallace throws a body punch but Wittchen moves out of range.
Wallace is looking to chop away at Wittchen's legs.
Good exchange - Wallace coming out on top.
Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wittchen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
Kakihara Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace defending well as Wittchen loads up on a big left hand.
Wittchen takes one on the button.
Wittchen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittchen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wittchen blocking some punches.
Wallace scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wittchen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wallace gets through Wittchen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wittchen working Wallace over with knees to the body.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Wittchen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wittchen misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallace is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wallace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Wittchen.
Wittchen lands a nice knee to the body.
Wallace lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wittchen missing with knees to the body.
Wallace tries to work over Wittchen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wallace thuds his right hand into Wittchen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wittchen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wittchen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wallace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a jab to the head.
Wittchen shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wittchen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wittchen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wittchen scores with a nice body kick.
Kakihara Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wittchen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallace bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wittchen's head backwards.
Wittchen throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wallace.
Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wittchen, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
Wittchen trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen takes a shot to the head.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wallace is trying to break free.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Wallace.
Wittchen has a takedown stuffed.
Good standup being displayed there by Wallace as he connects with a hook.
Wittchen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kakihara Wallace dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wallace getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wittchen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wallace to score with a decent uppercut.
Schnee Wittchen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wallace misses the jab.
Wallace cracks Wittchen with an open hand slap.
Wallace throws a good cross that connects.
Wallace connects with the punch.
Wittchen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Wallace throws a hook but Wittchen blocks it.
Wallace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries a body shot but Wittchen blocks it.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace is leaning against Wittchen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wittchen scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Wallace.
Wittchen takes a shot to the head.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Wittchen avoids it by throwing Wallace back against the cage.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wallace trying to stall but Wittchen improves his position.
Wittchen tries to stall but Wallace uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wittchen has Wallace pushed against the cage.
Wittchen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wallace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wittchen wants to stall.
Wallace lands a left hand.
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!
Wittchen leaning against his opponent.
Wallace lands a right hand.
Wallace managing to block the knees to the body from Wittchen.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Wittchen slows down the pace here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wittchen misses with a knee strike.
Wallace lands with a right to the head.
Wittchen misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen stalling in the clinch but Wallace improves position.
Wittchen misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallace is trying to force a seperation but Wittchen has the dominant position.
Wittchen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wittchen misses with a knee strike.
Wittchen tries to land knees in the clinch but Wallace avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wittchen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wittchen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wittchen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Wittchen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schnee Wittchen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wittchen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands with a right to the head.
Wallace tries a body shot but Wittchen blocks it.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wallace misses with some punches.
A short right from Wallace.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wittchen blocking some punches.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wittchen tries to land knees in the clinch but Wallace avoids the damage to the body.
Wittchen is trying to stall.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wittchen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wallace as Wittchen tries to tie him up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kakihara Wallace dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Wittchen counters with an outside leg kick.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Wittchen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wittchen.
Wallace checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wittchen takes one to the chin there.
Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallace clinches with his opponent.
Wallace has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wallace being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the head but Wallace blocks with his arms.
Wittchen stalling against the cage.
Wallace lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wittchen or not.
Wallace lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wittchen backwards.
Wallace lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wittchen backwards.
Wallace avoiding damage as Wittchen throws knees to the body.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Wittchen missing with knees to the body.
Wittchen scores a nice knee to the body.
Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but Wittchen won't allow it.
Wittchen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wallace lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wittchen trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wittchen into the cage.
Wallace scores with a shot to the side of Wittchen's head.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wallace avoids it.
Wallace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wittchen taking a breather.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wallace is trying to maintain a safe position but Wittchen gets an underhook and turns Wallace into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wittchen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wallace up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wittchen ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace is looking to slow Wittchen down with leg kicks.
Wittchen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wittchen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
Wittchen moves out of range as Wallace strikes.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wittchen checks a leg kick.
Schnee Wittchen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kakihara Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen throws a series of punches but Wallace avoids them all with ease.
Wallace pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wittchen is out of range and Wallace settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Wallace slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wittchen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just 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!
Wittchen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wittchen takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wittchen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wittchen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kakihara Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wallace has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kakihara Wallace!
Our winner, Kakihara Wallace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alesso & Dirty South - City Of Dreams (Original Mix). This should be a great matchup!
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216 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Amarela takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Amarela lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ortiz doesn't seem phased though.
Amarela walks into a stiff left hand from Ortiz.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Amarela crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ortiz - the referee stops the clock and Amarela gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ortiz. Amarela manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ortiz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Amarela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ortiz as he jumps to the side.
Amarela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Amarela down.
Amarela takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Amarela. Amarela gets slowly back to his feet.
Amarela looks winded!
Ortiz throws a shot to the body.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amarela.
Ortiz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ortiz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Amarela down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Amarela down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz is looking to slow Amarela down with leg kicks.
Ortiz lands a leg kick that knocks Amarela off balance momentarily.
Ortiz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Amarela's head.
It looks like Abelinha Amarela has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ortiz is defended easily by Amarela.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Amarela did well to prevent Ortiz getting side control.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Amarela is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz sits in half guard.
Ortiz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Amarela is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Amarela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to pass to mount but Amarela is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amarela is staying active underneath Ortiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Amarela's head.
Ortiz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Amarela is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of SergiO Ortiz.
Ortiz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ortiz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Amarela moves out of range.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Amarela down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Amarela down.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ortiz jabs at Amarela's body.
Amarela throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amarela avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amarela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortiz.
Amarela steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ortiz. That one must have hurt.
Amarela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ortiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amarela takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Amarela 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.
Ortiz lands a leg kick that knocks Amarela off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amarela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
Ortiz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Amarela quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abelinha Amarela's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Amarela looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Amarela lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Amarela isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amarela preventing the sweep.
Ortiz striking from the bottom.
Amarela wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.
Ortiz is looking for a triangle but Amarela pushes his legs off easily.
Amarela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amarela is breathing heavily.
Ortiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz controls Amarela momentarily but Amarela frees himself.
Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amarela is one step ahead there.
Amarela trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut there from Amarela.
Ortiz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
SergiO Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Ortiz tenderised Amarela's leg. Amarela is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz scores with a leg kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a cross.
Ortiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amarela can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Ortiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Amarela has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ortiz.
Amarela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Amarela crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ortiz - the referee stops the clock and Amarela gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ortiz. Amarela manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ortiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz lands a head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Ortiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Amarela's calf.
Ortiz sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Amarela to the ground! Ortiz dives into full mount looking to finish!
Amarela is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz connects with a bit shot that sees Amarela covering up! More strikes from Ortiz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ortiz is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). SergiO Ortiz!
An out of breath and clearly excited SergiO Ortiz thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kari comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller . Shinjo has chosen Theme of Sho as his entrance music. Sho Shinjo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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29
159 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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27
171 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shinjo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Kari.
Shinjo misses with a straight left.
Shinjo lands a nice hook to Kari's body. Kari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kari throws a hook but Shinjo avoids it easily.
Shinjo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shinjo fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinjo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Kari.
Kari is looking to chop away at Shinjo's legs.
Shinjo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kari thuds his right hand into Shinjo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kari moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari throws a body punch but Shinjo moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Kari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shinjo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shinjo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kari tries to clinch up but Shinjo circles away and keeps his distance.
Kari moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shinjo.
Kari taking a breather.
Shinjo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kari backwards.
Kari misses with a punch on the inside.
Kari tries a body shot but Shinjo blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinjo has a couple of punches blocked by Kari.
Shinjo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo lands with a nice combination. Kari backs away looking to recover.
Kari swings for the body but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kari. Kari obviously looking to wear him down.
Kari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kari tries to move into range but Shinjo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shinjo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kari.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kari. That's going to slow Shinjo down.
Kari moves out of range as Shinjo strikes.
Shinjo blocks a leg kick.
Kari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shinjo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Kari.
Kari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shinjo's sensitive parts.
Kari digs a good hook to Shinjo's body.
Shinjo looks winded!
Shinjo throws a right hand that misses
and Kari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Izaac Kari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kari can pounce on him.
Kari lands with an overhand left.
Shinjo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shinjo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kari. Kari obviously looking to wear him down.
Kari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kari misses with a wild body shot.
Kari moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinjo lands a hook that snaps the head of Kari backwards.
Kari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kari scores with a shot to the side of Shinjo's head.
Kari can't find room to land a body shot as Shinjo controls the action.
Kari tries to work over Shinjo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinjo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kari backwards.
Kari tries to throw a body punch but Shinjo avoids it by throwing Kari back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari cracks Shinjo with a nice body shot.
Shinjo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kari misses with a straight right.
Kari ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Decent striking displayed by Kari there.
Kari tried to score with a low kick but Shinjo checks it.
A jab from Shinjo misses.
Kari throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kari connects with the punch.
Kari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kari throws a head kick but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo swings for the body but Kari moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izaac Kari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kari looks to land a left hand but Shinjo moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Shinjo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kari ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Shinjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kari throws a combination that misses
and Shinjo counters with a stiff right hand.
Shinjo throws a right hand that misses
and Kari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Izaac Kari is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinjo cracks the inside of Kari's front leg.
Shinjo cracks a nice hook into Kari's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Kari.
Kari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kari moves out of range of the strikes.
Kari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shinjo fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinjo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kari is fending him off so far but Shinjo persists. Nope, Kari circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinjo blocks a jab.
Kari looks to land a right hand but Shinjo moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kari. That's going to slow Shinjo down.
Shinjo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kari swivels and escapes.
Izaac Kari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Shinjo.
Shinjo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shinjo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kari thows a leg kick but Shinjo checks it
and Shinjo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shinjo drives through and clinches with Kari against the cage.
Kari throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinjo.
Shinjo trying to stall but Kari improves his position.
Shinjo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short body shot lands from Kari as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Shinjo.
Shinjo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinjo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kari's elbow.
Shinjo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kari throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinjo.
Shinjo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shinjo has Kari pressed against the cage.
Kari blocks a body shot from Shinjo.
Kari wants to stall.
Kari has Shinjo pressed against the cage, preventing Shinjo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shinjo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kari can't find room to land a body shot as Shinjo controls the action.
Kari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shinjo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kari is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shinjo.
Shinjo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kari after a bit of a struggle.
Shinjo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kari lands a left hand.
Kari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
Kari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kari slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kari.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Shinjo on the inside.
Kari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kari fails to land.
Shinjo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kari has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kari presses Shinjo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Kari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shinjos head.
A nice left hand lands by Kari.
Kari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinjo backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izaac Kari dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shinjo swings for the body but Kari moves out of range.
Kari misses with a straight left.
A combination from Shinjo does no damage.
Shinjo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kari clobbers Shinjo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinjo can do to turn this around?
Kari misses with a hook.
Kari thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Kari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shinjo defending well as Kari loads up on a big left hand.
Kari looks to land a right hand but Shinjo moved out of range.
Shinjo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shinjo throws a shot from downtown. Kari moves away and avoids it.
Kari takes a swing at Shinjo's ribcage but misses.
Shinjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinjo lands a glancing blow to the side of Kari's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shinjo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinjo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shinjo clobbers Kari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shinjo under the eye.
Kari misses with a leg kick.
Shinjo swinging wildly here.
Kari throws a hook to the side of Shinjo's head but Shinjo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinjo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shinjo tries to land a leg kick but Kari saw it coming and moves away.
Shinjo takes a swing at Kari's ribcage but misses.
Shinjo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kari throws a looping overhand right but Shinjo ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kari.
Shinjo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kari.
Shinjo throws a sloppy head kick
and Kari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kari.
Shinjo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinjo working aggressively here.
Kari blocking some punches.
Shinjo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kari.
Kari misses with a punch on the inside.
Shinjo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kari.
A head punch on the inside from Shinjo fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Kari.
Shinjo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Shinjo fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari lands an uppercut.
Izaac Kari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kari stalling.
Shinjo misses with the head strike.
Kari tries to throw a body punch but Shinjo avoids it by throwing Kari back against the cage.
Shinjo throws a head punch that misses.
Kari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shinjo prevents a body shot from Kari.
Kari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shinjo.
Shinjo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kari misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kari as the two fighters clinch.
Kari misses with a punch to the body.
Shinjo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kari.
Kari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kari.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Kari.
Kari lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kari.
Kari lands with a left to the head.
Kari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinjo's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izaac Kari clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shinjo lands with a shot to the body.
Shinjo is looking to score with low kicks.
Shinjo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kari.
Kari tries to clinch but Shinjo moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kari. Shinjo shrugs it off though.
Kari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinjo.
Kari misses with a looping right.
Shinjo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shinjo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kari.
Shinjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinjo scores with a nice strike.
Kari throws a leg kick but Shinjo moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari throws out a loose jab but Shinjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shinjo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Kari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kari tries to clinch there but Shinjo circles away.
Shinjo darts in and clinches Kari up against the cage.
Kari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kari as Shinjo tries to tie him up.
Kari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinjo.
Shinjo wants to get back to striking at distance but Kari won't allow it.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinjo controls his hands.
Kari misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shinjo tries for a takedown but Kari manages to get underhooks.
Kari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shinjo lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shinjo blocks an uppercut.
Kari effectively controlling the action here.
Kari can't find room to land a body shot as Shinjo controls the action.
Shinjo lands a takedown into guard.
Shinjo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kari trying to control the position.
Kari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shinjo.
Kari keeping full guard, as Shinjo tries to pass.
Kari working a defensive guard but Shinjo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Shinjo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shinjo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kari sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kari is trying to improve his position.
Kari sneaks back into half guard.
Shinjo is thwarting Kari's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari is defending against the submission attempts here by Shinjo.
Kari gets full guard.
Kari controls Shinjo momentarily but Shinjo frees himself.
Kari keeping moving, preventing Shinjo from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kari has wrist control.
Shinjo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kari is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Izaac Kari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big right from Shinjo misses.
Shinjo connects with a nice looking jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kari.
Shinjo avoids the body shot from Kari.
Shinjo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinjo scores with a shot to the body.
Kari gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Shinjo to counter with a crisp jab.
Shinjo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kari lands a glancing blow to the side of Shinjo's head.
Kari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shinjo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kari.
Shinjo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Kari doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinjo circles away.
Shinjo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shinjo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kari.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kari.
Kari is looking to chop away at Shinjo's legs.
Shinjo misses with a low kick as Kari jumps back.
Kari misses with an uppercut. Shinjo saw that one coming.
Shinjo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinjo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shinjo is rocked!
Shinjo moves out of range as Kari strikes.
Sho Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinjo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kari finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kari.
Shinjo seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinjo. Kari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinjo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kari tries to sprawl out of it but Shinjo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinjo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kari looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinjo is just out of range.
Shinjo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kari moves away.
Shinjo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shinjo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kari.
Kari loads up on a big right hand but Shinjo slips the punch.
A low kick from Kari is predictable there
and Shinjo counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kari misses.
Shinjo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kari tries to avoid it but Shinjo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kari to the ground. Kari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kari throws a low kick but Shinjo avoids it.
Kari misses with a right hand
and Shinjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shinjo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kari.
Kari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kari.
Kari misses with a hook.
Shinjo misses with a wild body shot.
Shinjo with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Shinjo.
Shinjo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shinjo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shinjo jabs Kari right on the nose. Kari blinks but takes it well.
Kari gets a clinch.
Shinjo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinjo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kari lands with a light punch inside.
Shinjo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinjo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kari lands an uppercut.
Shinjo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kari.
Izaac Kari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shinjo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Izaac Kari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izaac Kari!
During a confident post fight interview, Izaac Kari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosaki comes to the cage accompanied by Machiavellism - Dir En Grey. Pinto has chosen Do you really want to hurt me as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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27
203 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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29
197 lbs
18 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyo Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurosaki takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kurosaki as Pinto shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Pinto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Pinto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot that sends Pinto's belly button to the back.
Decent striking displayed by Kurosaki there.
Kurosaki scores with a jab. Pinto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diogo Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
Pinto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Kurosaki ducks down to avoid it.
Pinto takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Pinto has Kurosaki up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kyo Kurosaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Pinto.
Pinto has Kurosaki pressed against the cage, preventing Kurosaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pinto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kurosaki prevents a body shot from Pinto.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto pulls guard successfully.
Pinto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pinto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurosaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kurosaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kurosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurosaki postures up and lands a big shot to Pinto's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto keeping moving, preventing Kurosaki from controlling successfully.
Kurosaki takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kurosaki throws a strike but Pinto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurosaki keeping full guard, as Pinto tries to pass.
Pinto stopping the sweep attempt from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Kurosaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinto is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Kurosaki keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pinto wants to pass the guard but Kurosaki is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto won't allow Kurosaki to sweep him here.
Pinto pushes down on Kurosaki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kurosaki wants to improve his position but Pinto is controlling well.
Pinto tries to pass to full mount but Kurosaki defends it.
Kurosaki wants to control but Pinto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to pass the guard but Kurosaki is defending well.
Kurosaki tries to roll over but Pinto keeps him under control.
Kurosaki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pinto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pinto's back!
Kurosaki scores with strikes from the back.
Kurosaki connects with a big shot to the side of Pinto's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto is trapped and Kurosaki is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Pinto is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pinto breaks Kurosaki's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurosaki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kurosaki keeping full guard, as Pinto tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyo Kurosaki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pinto.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Pinto slips the punch.
Kurosaki blocks a head kick by Pinto.
Kurosaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Pinto's guard.
Pinto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurosaki is one step ahead there.
Pinto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kurosaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinto is keeping the position for now.
Pinto can't keep his opponent in guard - Kurosaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kurosaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kurosaki is nestled in close to Pinto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kurosaki prevents Pinto from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pinto tries to roll over but Kurosaki keeps him under control.
Kurosaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pinto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kurosaki prevents Pinto from improving his position.
Pinto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pinto tries to roll over but Kurosaki keeps him under control.
Kurosaki tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Pinto has hold of Kurosaki's hands but Kurosaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is trying to control but Kurosaki passes into side control!
Kurosaki is looking to take a break and control but Pinto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurosaki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kurosaki scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kurosaki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kyo Kurosaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurosaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kurosaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pinto is refusing to be controlled, as Kurosaki sits in half guard.
Pinto wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki wants to pass to mount but Pinto is defending the position.
Pinto is looking to improve his position.
Kurosaki is looking to take a break and control but Pinto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kurosaki preventing the sweep.
Kurosaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pinto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kurosaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pinto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kurosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurosaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kurosaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pinto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki preventing the sweep.
Kurosaki landing with the ground and pound.
Kurosaki postures up and lands a big shot to Pinto's brow.
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!
Kurosaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kurosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kurosaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kurosaki connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurosaki wants to control from the top but Pinto keeps moving.
Pinto has momentary wrist control but Kurosaki slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyo Kurosaki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kurosaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kurosaki lands the left hand.
Pinto moves into the clinch.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto misses with an elbow strike.
Pinto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurosaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurosaki tries to break the clinch but Pinto is controlling the position.
Kurosaki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pinto can't fight it off and eventually Kurosaki manages to take the fight to the floor. Pinto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kurosaki landing with the ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurosaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pinto can't keep his opponent in guard - Kurosaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kurosaki prevents Pinto from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kurosaki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kurosaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pinto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kurosaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kurosaki trying to control the action but Pinto is working from the bottom.
Kurosaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pinto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kurosaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pinto manages to get to full guard.
Diogo Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyo Kurosaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki distracts Pinto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki preventing the sweep.
Kurosaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kurosaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pinto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kurosaki passes into half guard.
Pinto tries to get to full guard but Kurosaki has control of the leg.
Pinto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kurosaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kurosaki's back!
Kurosaki looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto doesn't have the hooks in and Kurosaki manages to turn into his guard.
Kurosaki working some strikes from top position.
Pinto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kurosaki is in close to Pinto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pinto has his foot on Kurosaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kurosaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurosaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pinto throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kurosaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki won't allow Pinto to sweep him here.
Kurosaki looking to pass the guard.
Kurosaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kurosaki controls the pace.
Kurosaki postures up in Pinto's guard and throws a big left but Pinto blocks it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kurosaki wants to control from the top but Pinto keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyo Kurosaki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kurosaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurosaki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pintos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kurosaki tests Pinto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurosaki blocks a leg kick.
Kurosaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyo Kurosaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kurosaki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyo Kurosaki!
Kyo Kurosaki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conner Magavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matts Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner Magavin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conner Magavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matts Serra!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra looks to score with a jab to the body but Magavin is just out of range.
Magavin thows a body shot but no joy.
Magavin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Serra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Serra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magavin.
Magavin throws a head kick that misses.
Serra thows a body shot but no joy.
Serra swings for the body but Magavin moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magavin. Serra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serra jabs at Magavin's body.
Serra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Serra tries to break free but Magavin pushes him back against the cage.
Serra avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra jumps into guard, dragging Magavin to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magavin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magavin trying to control but Serra is working from the bottom.
Magavin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Serra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magavin.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Serra is on top in guard.
Serra passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Magavin is looking to improve his position.
Serra content to control rather than advance.
Serra wants to control but Magavin is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra wants to pass to mount but Magavin is defending the position.
Serra works his foot free and advances to mount.
Magavin wants to hold on but Serra pushes him away.
Serra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Serra goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Magavin is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magavin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Serra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Magavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Serra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Serra trying to keep a closed guard but Magavin is proving a slippery customer.
Magavin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Serra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magavin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matts Serra will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Serra throws a body punch but Magavin moves out of range.
Serra throws a predictable looking body shot
and Magavin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Serra's guard.
Magavin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Serra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Serra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magavin defends well.
Serra working for a triangle but Magavin defends it easily.
Serra is looking to sweep but instead, Magavin has passed into half guard.
Serra is not content to let Magavin control the position.
Serra trying to control but Magavin postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin wants to pass the guard but Serra is defending well.
Serra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magavin is working away from the top position though.
Serra is not content to let Magavin control the position.
Serra is looking to improve his position.
Magavin thows a huge punch but Serra dodges it nicely.
Serra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magavin.
Magavin is looking to take a break and control but Serra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Serra wants to improve his position but Magavin is controlling well.
Serra has hold of Magavin's hands but Magavin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin not doing much here.
Magavin lands strikes from half guard.
Serra is looking for a sweep. Magavin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magavin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Serra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magavin.
Serra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magavin.
Serra wants to improve his position but Magavin is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magavin is looking to take a break and control but Serra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Serra wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Magavin tries to control but Serra wriggling away.
Magavin raining down shots from the mount!
Conner Magavin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Serra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Serra manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra is looking for a sweep. Magavin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magavin seems to be working for a kimura but Serra defends the submission attempt.
Serra is trying to control but can't.
Serra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Serra tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Magavin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serra is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Magavin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Serra leaves Magavin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Magavin. Serra shrugs it off though.
Serra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magavin manages to avoid it.
Magavin stalks Serra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Serra's face. Serra staggers backwards, shaken.
Magavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serra jabs at Magavin's body.
Magavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magavin throws a shot to the body.
Serra misses with a body punch
so Magavin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magavin throws a big elbow that misses.
Magavin throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra is looking to sweep but instead, Magavin has passed into half guard.
Serra trying to hold on to Magavin's head to control him but Magavin postures up.
Serra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magavin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Serra wants to get back to full guard.
Magavin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Serra trying to control from the bottom.
Magavin content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin wants to take a breather but Serra is having none of it.
Serra is controlling Magavin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Conner Magavin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Magavin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Magavin scores with a four punch combination!
Serra jabs at Magavin's body.
Magavin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Serra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Magavin working away.
Serra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Serra sneaks back into half guard.
Serra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin prevents Serra from improving his position.
Magavin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Magavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Serra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Serra working a defensive guard here.
Magavin wants to control from the top but Serra keeps moving.
Magavin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Magavin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin is keen to just control but Serra is a slippery customer.
Magavin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Magavin wants to control but Serra is keeping him busy.
Magavin is nestled in close to Serra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Magavin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Serra is looking to control Magavin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Serra avoid being mounted?
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. Magavin connects with a nice short shot to Serra's temple.
Magavin seems to be working for a kimura but Serra defends the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serra won't allow Magavin to pass to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Serra is staying active underneath Magavin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conner Magavin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magavin 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conner Magavin!
Conner Magavin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alcatraz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to FIght Music. Robbie Alcatraz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Alcatraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauvage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alcatraz scores with a head kick. Sauvage tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sauvage throws the kick towards the body but Alcatraz avoids it.
Sauvage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sauvage avoiding damage.
Sauvage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alcatraz tries to break free but Sauvage pushes him back against the cage.
Alcatraz avoids a wild elbow strike from Sauvage.
Sauvage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sauvage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sauvage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sauvage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sauvage tries to score a body lock takedown but Alcatraz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alcatraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sauvage tries to clinch up but Alcatraz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sauvage tries to clinch but Alcatraz moves out of range.
Sauvage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alcatraz can pounce on him.
Sauvage checks a leg kick.
Robbie Alcatraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcatraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sauvage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alcatraz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sauvage is able to avoid easily.
Sauvage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alcatraz to score with a decent uppercut.
Sauvage misses with a body kick.
Alcatraz fakes the leg kick and cracks Sauvage in the body.
Sauvage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sauvage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sauvage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alcatraz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alcatraz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Alcatraz misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcatraz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz missing with a left hand there. Sauvage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sauvage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sauvage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alcatraz scores with a kick to the body.
Alcatraz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sauvage.
Alcatraz misses the jab.
Alcatraz throws a head kick that misses.
Alcatraz throws out a leg kick but Sauvage moves out of range and Alcatraz only half commits.
Sauvage wants to clinch.
Alcatraz lands a nice hook to Sauvage's body. Sauvage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alcatraz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sauvage at a distance.
Sauvage has Alcatraz up against the cage in a clinch.
Alcatraz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sauvage has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sauvage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcatraz's brow.
Sauvage tries a body shot but Alcatraz blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sauvage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sauvage fails to land.
Sauvage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alcatraz avoiding damage as Sauvage throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sauvage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alcatraz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sauvage is working for takedown but Alcatraz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sauvage is looking to control Alcatraz's arms but Alcatraz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sauvage has his back to the cage.
Sauvage misses with an elbow strike.
Alcatraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Sauvage won't allow it.
Alcatraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alcatraz blocks the elbow strike.
Sauvage throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz is trying to break free.
Alcatraz prevents the takedown attempt.
Robbie Alcatraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvain Sauvage.
Alcatraz blocking some punches.
Alcatraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alcatraz avoids a kick to the body.
Sauvage tries to clinch up.
Alcatraz scores with a shot to the body.
Sauvage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alcatraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Sauvage.
Alcatraz connects with a nice looking jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Alcatraz as he connects with a 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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Alcatraz.
Alcatraz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sauvage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alcatraz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alcatraz connects with a high kick.
Sauvage is rocked!
Alcatraz connects with a leg kick. Sauvage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sauvage is still on wobbly legs! Can Alcatraz finish him?
Sauvage gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Alcatraz gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sauvage is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Alcatraz!
Our winner, Robbie Alcatraz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slaap lekker!. Kenny Gomi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt - Calzaghe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Calzaghe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calzaghe working for a triangle but Gomi defends it easily.
Calzaghe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gomi stopping the sweep attempt from Calzaghe.
Gomi is working Calzaghe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calzaghe has his foot on Gomi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gomi works his way back into a safe position though.
Gomi distracts Calzaghe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is working Calzaghe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gomi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gomi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gomi wants to control but Calzaghe is keeping him busy.
Gomi working the head with strikes.
Gomi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Calzaghe misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Gomi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Calzaghe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gomi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Gomi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calzaghe tries to bench press Gomi off him but Gomi keeps the position.
Gomi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gomi wants to control but Calzaghe is keeping him busy.
Gomi wants to control for a moment but Calzaghe uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Calzaghe is not content to let Gomi control the position.
Gomi is nestled in close to Calzaghe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Calzaghe has hold of Gomi's hands but Gomi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gomi is nestled in close to Calzaghe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gomi winds up and cracks Calzaghe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gomi is looking to take a break and control but Calzaghe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gomi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Calzaghe wants to improve his position but Gomi is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gomi lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calzaghe looking for submissions off his back.
Gomi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gomi drops an elbow to the side of Calzaghe's head.
Gomi lands with a punch from half guard.
Calzaghe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomi is working Calzaghe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gomi working some strikes from top position.
Calzaghe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calzaghe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gomi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gomi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throwing strikes but missing.
Gomi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calzaghe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gomi stacks Calzaghe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gomi!
Gomi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Calzaghe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gomi lands some shots froms side control.
Calzaghe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Calzaghe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Gomi there.
Calzaghe is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gomi lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Calzaghe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomi scores with a big shot! Calzaghe's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Calzaghe! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Gomi!
A victorious Kenny Gomi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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