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HERITAGE 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Buckman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bones Supra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckman comes to the cage accompanied by Wanna Be a Balla-Lil Troy. Buster Buckman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bones Supra's chin.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buster Buckman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bones Supra!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Supra looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Supra takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Bones Supra has been cut.
Buckman is trying to trip Supra. He has hold of a leg but Supra is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Buckman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Buckman trying to control the position from guard on top but Supra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buckman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buckman advances to half guard.
Buckman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Supra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Buckman wants to pass the guard but Supra is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buckman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Buckman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Buckman punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buckman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Buckman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buckman with good strikes from the mount here!
That has opened up Bones Supra's cut even more.
Buckman loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Supra scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Buckman land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Buckman stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Buckman!
Buster Buckman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benson Henderson's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyson Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Henderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson pushes Henderson off and gets back to his feet.
Henderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson 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.
Jackson is trying to escape back to his feet but Henderson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson happy to just control the position for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Benson Henderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Henderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Henderson from standing up.
Henderson works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Henderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a couple of digs.
Henderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Henderson any problems.
Henderson wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benson Henderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Henderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Henderson persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Henderson persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Henderson.
Henderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Henderson eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Henderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Henderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Henderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henderson has Jackson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Henderson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jackson tumbling to the mat - Henderson dives into Jackson's guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henderson controls the pace.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Henderson is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Henderson is having none of it.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping hold of Jackson's head, controlling as best he can.
Henderson missing with punches from the bottom.
Henderson keeping hold of Jackson's head, controlling as best he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henderson somewhat.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Benson Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Henderson dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Henderson is in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.
Jackson is trying to keep Henderson in close.
Henderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Henderson passes into half guard.
Henderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henderson lands a nice short elbow.
Henderson prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Henderson has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Henderson backing up. Henderson nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Henderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson content to control rather than advance.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Henderson wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson is trying to escape back to his feet but Henderson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Henderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jackson to his feet.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson dives in and scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Henderson stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henderson controls the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Jackson tries to buck Henderson off but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Henderson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Henderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jackson to his feet.
Henderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Henderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Henderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Henderson is controlling him well.
Henderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Benson Henderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Henderson stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson stands up and beckons Jackson to join him on the feet.
Henderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
Henderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson pushes Henderson off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Henderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Sonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiul Mimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaime Sonny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaime Sonny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wiul Mimi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mimi moves into the clinch.
Sonny can't find room to land a body shot as Mimi controls the action.
Sonny is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mimi to keep the fight standing.
Mimi landing knees to the head.
Mimi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sonny backwards.
Sonny takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mimi lands an elbow just above Sonny 's eye.
Sonny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mimi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mimi jumps guard.
Sonny wanted to stand there but Mimi had control of the position.
Mimi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mimi is trying to keep Sonny in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wiul Mimi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mimi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaime Sonny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mimi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mimi forces Sonny back against the cage and clinches.
Sonny takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jaime Sonny has been cut.
Mimi has Sonny pushed against the cage.
Mimi lands a knee to the body.
Mimi lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Mimi.
Sonny fails to pull guard.
Sonny is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mimi to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sonny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mimi.
Sonny is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mimi with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Mimi.
Sonny is trying to pull guard but Mimi has him pressed against the cage.
Mimi crunches a lovely knee into Sonny's ribcage.
Mimi digs a right hand underneath Sonny's ribcage. Sonny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mimi lands a nice knee to the body.
Mimi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sonny's defenses.
Mimi jumps into guard, dragging Sonny to the mat.
Mimi keeping moving, preventing Sonny from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonny is fighting to break Mimi's control of his arms but Mimi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonny won't allow Mimi to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mimi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mimi clinches up with Sonny and pushes him back against the cage.
Mimi stalling against the cage.
Mimi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mimi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mimi prevents Sonny from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mimi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mimi lands an uppercut.
Sonny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mimi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mimi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mimi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mimi digs a right hand into Sonny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sonny's gas tank.
Mimi presses Sonny against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Mimi.
Sonny is rocked!
Mimi tightens his grip and picks Sonny up, before dumping him to the ground. Sonny manages to land in guard.
Oh Sonny is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mimi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sonny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mimi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sonny seems to have got his legs back now.
Mimi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiul Mimi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaime Sonny's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mimi moves into the clinch.
Mimi lands an elbow that stopped Sonny in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Mimi.
Sonny is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wiul Mimi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sonny tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mimi smiles and moves away.
Mimi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mimi drives through and clinches with Sonny against the cage.
Mimi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sonnys head.
Mimi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mimi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sonny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaime Sonny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mimi landing knees to the head.
Mimi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sonny backwards.
Knees to the body from Mimi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mimi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mimi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mimi landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Mimi.
Clinched against the cage, Mimi lands a big elbow that drops Sonny! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Sonny is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wiul Mimi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flashy Fighterr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brookins's choice of entrance music: Ain't No Sunshine. Flashy Fighterr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flashy Fighterr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zane Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighterr swats away the attempt to clinch by Brookins.
Brookins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brookins throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighterr.
Fighterr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Brookins misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fighterr, right into the meat.
Fighterr scores with a spinning back kick!
Brookins looks for the body kick but Fighterr saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brookins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brookins misses with a body kick.
Brookins is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fighterr.
Nice body kick there by Fighterr.
Fighterr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brookins drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fighterr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brookins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Fighterr is tightening it up a little... Brookins has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Brookins reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Brookins taps out! Nice BJJ there by Fighterr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Flashy Fighterr!
A relieved looking Flashy Fighterr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tendaji Afolayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radoslaw Numan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Numan has chosen ITS TIME FOR WAR as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tendaji Afolayan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Radoslaw Numan's chin.
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130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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140 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tendaji Afolayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radoslaw Numan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numan is looking to clinch but Afolayan is avoiding it.
Donk. Afolayan catches Numan right on the button with a cross.
Afolayan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Afolayan has Numan pushed against the cage.
Numan is trying to break the clinch but Afolayan is controlling him.
Afolayan prevents Numan from breaking the clinch.
Afolayan has Numan pressed against the cage, preventing Numan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Afolayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Numan tries to clinch but Afolayan is having none of it.
Afolayan swats away the attempt to clinch by Numan.
Afolayan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Numan fails with a takedown attempt.
Numan shoots in for a takedown but Afolayan shows good takedown defense.
Numan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Numan checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numan clinches up with Afolayan and pushes him back against the cage.
Numan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Numan moves out of range of the body kick from Afolayan.
Afolayan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Afolayan has Numan up against the cage in a clinch.
Numan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Numan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Afolayan shoots for a double leg takedown but Numan sprawls well. He's pushed Afolayan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Numan moves to clinch but Afolayan breaks away
and Afolayan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Numan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Radoslaw Numan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Numan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tendaji Afolayan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radoslaw Numan.
Afolayan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Numan avoids the head kick by Afolayan.
Afolayan has managed to clinch.
Afolayan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numan rushes Afolayan and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Numan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Numan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Afolayan clinches up against the cage.
Numan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Numan breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Numan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Numan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Numan takes the fight into the clinch.
Numan breaks from the clinch.
Numan looks to clinch
and Afolayan counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numan closes the distance but Afolayan moves to the side
and Afolayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Numan is rocked!
Numan darts in trying to clinch
and Afolayan rattles Numan with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Numan tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Afolayan dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Numan stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tendaji Afolayan!
Tendaji Afolayan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks first off to God for blessing me every day. My Family and Fans. Keep supporting me as I continue to rise to the top!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Legendary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tascius Cyprianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Legendary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tascius Cyprianus!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legendary turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cyprianus misses with a straight right.
Legendary ducks under a wild hook from Cyprianus.
Legendary lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Legendary.
Cyprianus throws a looping overhand right but Legendary ducks down to avoid it.
Legendary ducks under a wild hook from Cyprianus.
Legendary lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cyprianus's sensitive parts.
Cyprianus looks to score with a jab to the body but Legendary is just out of range.
Cyprianus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Legendary cracks the inside of Cyprianus's front leg.
Cyprianus misses with a body shot.
Cyprianus misses with a lunging right hand
and Legendary counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legendary is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cyprianus is just riding it out for now. Legendary eventually gives up the hold.
Legendary is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legendary uses his free foot to push down on Cyprianus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cyprianus.
Cyprianus is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Legendary is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cyprianus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Legendary wants to control the pace but Cyprianus is squirming around nicely.
Cyprianus is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Legendary has taken his back.
Legendary has managed to slip his arm under Cyprianus's chin. This could be all over... yep, Cyprianus is tapping out! Submission win for Legendary.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mr Legendary!
Mr Legendary is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mr Legendary thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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