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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Camron Shrefick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iggy Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero has chosen La Bamba as his entrance music. Camron Shrefick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Iggy Guerrero's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Great elbows
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Camron Shrefick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iggy Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guerrero has Shrefick pressed against the cage, preventing Shrefick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shrefick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guerrero is defending well for now.
Guerrero looking to slow down the pace here.
Shrefick misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Guerrero.
Shrefick prevents a body shot from Guerrero.
Guerrero working aggressively here.
Shrefick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guerrero's face.
It looks like Iggy Guerrero has been cut.
Guerrero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shrefick has Guerrero pressed against the cage.
Guerrero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shrefick is defending well for now.
Shrefick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guerrero is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guerrero stalls.
Guerrero jumps guard but Shrefick stands there with Guerrero around his waist. Guerrero gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shreficks head.
Shrefick misses with a knee strike.
Guerrero lands a right hand.
Shrefick lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shrefick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shrefick tries to break free but Guerrero pushes him back against the cage.
Shrefick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guerrero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shrefick trying to control the position but instead, Guerrero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shrefick into the cage.
Shrefick stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shrefick blocks a body shot from Guerrero.
Guerrero tries to work over Shrefick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shrefick throws an elbow but it misses.
Shrefick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shrefick pushes off an throws an elbow but Guerrero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shrefick blocks an uppercut.
Guerrero prevents Shrefick from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shrefick lands an elbow just above Guerrero 's eye.
Shrefick lands with a short shot to the head.
Shrefick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guerrero blocks the elbow strike.
Guerrero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Guerrero lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero blocks an elbow strike.
Guerrero is working Shrefick over against the cage.
A short left from Guerrero.
Guerrero is trying to maintain a safe position but Shrefick gets an underhook and turns Guerrero into the cage.
Guerrero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shrefick's efforts to push away.
Shrefick misses with an elbow over the top.
Guerrero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shrefick's defenses.
Shrefick pushes off an throws an elbow but Guerrero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guerrero misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shrefick is keeping busy.
Guerrero avoids the elbow strike from Shrefick, against the cage.
Shrefick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guerrero keeps control of Shrefick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shrefick scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shrefick lands a nice elbow.
Guerrero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shrefick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerrero blocks it with crossed arms.
Shrefick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shrefick wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guerrero.
Guerrero takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shrefick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shrefick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shrefick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerrero looks to throw the jab but Shrefick is out of range.
Shrefick throws a combination that misses
and Guerrero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shrefick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Camron Shrefick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iggy Guerrero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shrefick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guerrero blocks a head kick by Shrefick.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerrero throws a lazy right hand but Shrefick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shrefick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Iggy Guerrero's cut even more.
Shrefick misses with a double jab.
Shrefick staying out of range there.
Shrefick thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Guerrero if he has to take too many more of those.
Guerrero tries to land a leg kick but Shrefick saw it coming and moves away.
Shrefick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a straight right.
Shrefick misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guerrero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerrero. Shrefick does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Shrefick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guerrero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guerrero throws a low kick but Shrefick avoids it.
Shrefick throws a right hand that Guerrero ducks under and follows up with a left that Guerrero also avoids with ease.
Shrefick connects with a high kick.
Guerrero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Guerrero.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shrefick tries to bum rush Guerrero with a series of wild strikes but Guerrero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camron Shrefick is winning the standup battle so far.
Guerrero lands a nice shot that snaps Shrefick's head back.
Shrefick drops Guerrero with a left and a right! Oh, Guerrero is hurt - Shrefick dives into side control looking to finish!
Guerrero is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shrefick trying to control the action but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Guerrero is still in real trouble! Can Shrefick finish him?
Guerrero is trying to control Shrefick's posture but Shrefick avoids it.
Shrefick wants to control but Guerrero is keeping him busy.
Guerrero seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shrefick tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Shrefick working away.
Shrefick wants to control but Guerrero is keeping him busy.
Guerrero tries to bench press Shrefick off him but Shrefick keeps the position.
Shrefick just content to control the position.
Shrefick wants to stand but Guerrero is controlling his arm.
Guerrero is not content to let Shrefick control the position.
Shrefick wants to stand but Guerrero has his arm trapped.
Shrefick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero can't do much from the bottom here.
Shrefick tries to stand but Guerrero controls the position and pulls Shrefick into his guard.
Shrefick would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Camron Shrefick has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Guerrero drops Shrefick with a right and a left! Guerrero comes rushing in but Shrefick regains his composure and manages to keep Guerrero in guard.
It looks like Camron Shrefick has been cut.
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!
Shrefick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Guerrero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Guerrero has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Iggy Guerrero hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shrefick lands a two punch combo.
Shrefick walks into a jab.
Guerrero scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shrefick misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerrero punishes Shrefick's body with a nice straight punch.
Shrefick tries to bum rush Guerrero with a series of wild strikes but Guerrero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iggy Guerrero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Guerrero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shrefick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guerrero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shrefick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Guerrero lunges at Shrefick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shrefick's hand.
Shrefick throws a head kick that misses.
Shrefick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guerrero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guerrero.
Shrefick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shrefick misses with an elbow over the top.
Guerrero avoiding damage.
Guerrero can't find room to land a body shot as Shrefick controls the action.
Shrefick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shrefick misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shrefick as Guerrero tries to tie him up.
Guerrero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrefick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shrefick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shrefick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a wild body shot.
Guerrero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guerrero connects with a nice looking jab.
Guerrero drops Shrefick with a big left hand! Shrefick is injured, injured bad! Guerrero jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook comes to the cage accompanied by Shinedown-Simple Man. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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217 lbs
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216 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Rook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kennedy drives through with a takedown into Rook's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kennedy looking to sit in guard and control but Rook gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rook looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rook trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Rook not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kennedy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kennedy keeping full guard, as Rook tries to pass.
Rook is working hard here to advance position.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Rook from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Will Rook just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Kennedy or perhaps it was just good defense by Rook which made him look bad.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but Rook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but Rook shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Will Rook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Kennedy.
Rook throws a leg kick but Kennedy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Will Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rook feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kennedy's calf.
Rook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kennedy is fending him off so far but Rook persists. Nope, Kennedy circles away and we're back to standing.
Rook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Nice jab there from Rook.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rook's calf.
Rook avoids a kick to the body.
Kennedy avoids a kick to the body.
Rook stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rook wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like George Kennedy has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy staying out of range there.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rook defends it nicely.
Rook tries to score with a low kick but Kennedy moves his leg out of the way.
Rook scores with a nice body kick.
Rook takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Rook sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kennedy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kennedy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kennedy is keen to just control but Rook is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook is looking to improve his position.
Rook is defending against the submission attempts here by Kennedy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rook moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennedy postures up.
Kennedy has gone for a leg lock! Rook slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kennedy's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Will Rook will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Kennedy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rook throws a head kick that misses
and Kennedy counters with a right hand to the body.
Rook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kennedy counters with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kennedy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rook pinned against the cage. Rook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rook. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kennedy wants to land a leg kick but Rook is out of range.
Rook cracks Kennedy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Rook misses.
Kennedy misses with a straight right.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Rook's head but Rook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rook moves forwards but Kennedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kennedy moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
A good leg kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a lazy head kick
and Rook counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Will Rook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Rook from controlling successfully.
Rook works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rook is pressing down on Kennedy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kennedy is holding on for now.
Rook is working for a submission of some sort.
Kennedy regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy has his hands on Rook's head, controlling the position.
Rook looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to control the position but Rook postures up.
Rook sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kennedy's guard.
Rook wants to pass to mount but Kennedy is defending the position.
Kennedy trying to control but Rook postures up.
Rook is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kennedy actively working from the bottom here.
Kennedy has hold of Rook's hands but Rook slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kennedy has momentary wrist control but Rook slips an elbow through the middle.
Rook pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kennedy is keeping the position for now.
Kennedy controls Rook momentarily but Rook frees himself.
Rook is looking to work some ground and pound but Kennedy has wrist control.
Kennedy is looking for a triangle but Rook pushes his legs off easily.
Rook tries to free his leg and advance position but Kennedy is retaining full guard.
Kennedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kennedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rook doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rook manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is controlling Rook's posture.
Rook passes Kennedy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rook throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rook works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rook is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kennedy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kennedy!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rook not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Kennedy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kennedy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rook.
Kennedy tries to land a front kick but Rook steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rook looks to land a combination. Kennedy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick from Kennedy lands but Rook takes it in his stride.
Rook lands a big head kick that sends Kennedy tumbling to the mat! Rook takes a step backwards and waves Kennedy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kennedy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Rook slams his shin into Kennedy's torso.
Kennedy is still on wobbly legs! Can Rook finish him?
Rook drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Kennedy's head, knocking him out cold! Rook is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Rook!
Will Rook bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyah Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikko Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saarinen has chosen I Walk Alone as his entrance music. Kiyah Matsumoto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kiyah Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heikko Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Saarinen to the ground. Matsumoto is now in Saarinen's guard.
Saarinen seems keen to control Matsumoto's posture.
Saarinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matsumoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saarinen is keeping the position for now.
Matsumoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matsumoto works over Saarinen with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saarinen is trying to control the position but Matsumoto postures up.
Matsumoto trying to control but Saarinen is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Saarinen, not yet.
Saarinen pulls Matsumoto in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Heikko Saarinen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Saarinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matsumoto digs a good hook to Saarinen's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsumoto. Saarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saarinen lands a really nice looking cross but Matsumoto seems unphased.
Matsumoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saarinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saarinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matsumoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Matsumoto throws a hook but Saarinen avoids it easily.
Saarinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsumoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Saarinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsumoto. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Saarinen throws a hook to the side of Matsumoto's head but Matsumoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsumoto avoids the head kick by Saarinen.
Saarinen feints and then cracks Matsumoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsumoto down.
Matsumoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matsumoto showed some decent athleticism there.
Matsumoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsumoto prevents Saarinen from standing back up.
Matsumoto is pressing down on Saarinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saarinen is holding on for now.
Saarinen keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is looking to advance position but Saarinen won't allow it.
Saarinen wants to get back to full guard.
Saarinen moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsumoto looking to sit in guard and control but Saarinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matsumoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saarinen is one step ahead there.
Matsumoto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saarinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matsumoto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matsumoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsumoto working a defensive guard here.
Saarinen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyah Matsumoto dominated that round.
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.
Saarinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto lands with a hook. Saarinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matsumoto tries to clinch but Saarinen is having none of it.
Matsumoto dives in and grabs Saarinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saarinen pushes down on Matsumoto's head and hops out.
Matsumoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Saarinen circles away.
Saarinen throws a sloppy head kick and Matsumoto moves out of range easily.
Matsumoto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matsumoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saarinen is looking to slow Matsumoto down with leg kicks.
Matsumoto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Saarinen to the ground. Matsumoto is now in Saarinen's guard.
Matsumoto trying to move into half guard but instead Saarinen has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto has a closed guard, preventing Saarinen from standing up.
Saarinen won't allow Matsumoto to sweep him here.
Saarinen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matsumoto's guard.
Kiyah Matsumoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matsumoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matsumoto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saarinen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Well, if Saarinen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Matsumoto is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen wants to take a breather but Matsumoto is having none of it.
Matsumoto wants to control but Saarinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Matsumoto is trying to control but Saarinen passes into side control!
Matsumoto tries to buck Saarinen off but Saarinen is having none of it.
Matsumoto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Matsumoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saarinen pulls his head out easily.
Saarinen controlling the action here.
Matsumoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saarinen pulls his head out easily.
Matsumoto is trying to control but can't.
Matsumoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Saarinen stays in close to Matsumoto's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matsumoto looking for a guillotine here but Saarinen defends easily.
Matsumoto wants to sweep here but Saarinen controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsumoto is looking for a triangle but Saarinen pushes his legs off easily.
Saarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyah Matsumoto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Saarinen throws a head kick that Matsumoto semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsumoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiyah Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saarinen misses with a straight right.
Matsumoto wants to clinch.
Matsumoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsumoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saarinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saarinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matsumoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Saarinen.
Matsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matsumoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Saarinen should have avoided that one.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saarinen but Saarinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Saarinen's ribcage but misses.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saarinen as he jumps to the side.
Matsumoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saarinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saarinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saarinen misses with a wild body shot.
Saarinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarinen is just out of range.
Matsumoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saarinen.
Saarinen connects with a crisp jab.
Matsumoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saarinen is fending him off so far but Matsumoto persists. Nope, Saarinen circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiyah Matsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsumoto tries to clinch up.
Saarinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
Matsumoto misses the shot to the body.
Saarinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsumoto.
Heikko Saarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen looks to land a body kick but Matsumoto moved away.
Nice jab there from Saarinen.
Matsumoto throws a body punch but Saarinen moves out of range.
Matsumoto lands a slapping body shot.
Matsumoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Matsumoto punishes Saarinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Heikko Saarinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsumoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Saarinen's ribcage but misses.
Matsumoto lands with a nice body punch.
Saarinen misses with a kick to the body.
Matsumoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matsumoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen missing with a left hand there. Matsumoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matsumoto staying out of range there.
Saarinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsumoto.
Saarinen feints and then cracks Matsumoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsumoto down.
Saarinen misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matsumoto cracks Saarinen with an open hand slap.
Saarinen avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarinen cracks the inside of Matsumoto's front leg.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saarinen as he avoids it easily.
Kiyah Matsumoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saarinen throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Heikko Saarinen.
I think Matsumoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiyah Matsumoto!
Heikko Saarinen was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Beharry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beharry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Redemption Song. Johnson Beharry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Monteiro's chin.
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180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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179 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnson Beharry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beharry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Monteiro trying to hold on to Beharry's head to control him but Beharry postures up.
Monteiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monteiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Monteiro looking for submissions off his back.
Beharry is controlling the pace.
Beharry's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Monteiro wants to improve his position but Beharry is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro has hold of Beharry's hands but Beharry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beharry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beharry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Monteiro defends it well.
Beharry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Monteiro kicks Beharry off and gets back to his feet.
Monteiro throws a wild body kick that Beharry sees coming a mile off.
Monteiro misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beharry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beharry prevents Monteiro from getting back to his feet.
Monteiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Beharry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monteiro looking for subs off his back but Beharry has passed one foot through into half guard.
Monteiro looks winded!
Beharry controlling the pace.
Beharry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Monteiro!
Beharry prevents Monteiro from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beharry controlling his opponent.
Monteiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Monteiro is bucking up trying to escape but Beharry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Beharry with the ground and pound from mount.
Monteiro can't escape the position.
Beharry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monteiro tries to buck Beharry off but he can't manage it.
Monteiro bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Monteiro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Beharry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Monteiro has Beharry in his guard.
Beharry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnson Beharry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beharry cracks the inside of Monteiro's front leg.
Beharry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Monteiro's guard.
Monteiro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beharry controls the pace.
Monteiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beharry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beharry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beharry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beharry wants to control from the top but Monteiro keeps moving.
Beharry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnson Beharry just wasn't active enough.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beharry, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beharry.
Beharry throws a head kick that misses.
Beharry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monteiro.
Monteiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beharry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Beharry.
The referee asks Beharry politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Beharry prefers to stall for the moment though.
Beharry is working Monteiro over with some ground and pound from side control.
Monteiro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beharry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Beharry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Monteiro is just riding it out for now. Beharry eventually gives up the hold.
Beharry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Monteiro actively working from the bottom here.
Beharry controlling the action here.
Beharry passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beharry prevents Monteiro from getting the reversal.
Beharry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Beharry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Monteiro is looking to escape.
Monteiro can't escape the position.
Beharry controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnson Beharry.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beharry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beharry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Monteiro to the ground. Beharry is now in Monteiro's guard.
Monteiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beharry is aware though and is defending well.
Monteiro has his foot on Beharry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beharry works his way back into a safe position though.
Monteiro is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beharry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monteiro has momentary wrist control but Beharry slips an elbow through the middle.
Beharry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monteiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beharry defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnson Beharry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Beharry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Beharry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Monteiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beharry defends it easily.
Monteiro is looking for a triangle but Beharry pushes his legs off easily.
Monteiro being controlled here, momentarily.
Beharry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro is looking for a triangle but Beharry pushes his legs off easily.
Monteiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beharry has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Monteiro to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Beharry is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Monteiro pulls down on the head and he's put Beharry to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Monteiro!
An out of breath William Monteiro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Machida is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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213 lbs
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38
205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida cracks Pope with a good jab.
Nice shot by Pope.
Pope cracks Machida with an open hand slap.
Machida walks into a straight right hand from Pope.
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Pope had a free shot at his head there.
Pope fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Machida 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.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pope lands a jab.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Pope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Machida doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope wants to slow Machida down by chopping away at his legs.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Pope moves out of range of the leg kick from Machida.
Pope connects with a nice looking jab.
Pope lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pope lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Machida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machida moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michael Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocks a jab.
Machida throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Machida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machida throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pope under the eye.
Pope tests Machida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machida.
Machida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pope to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Machida misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Machida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Pope throws a low kick but Machida moves out of range easily.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machida has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to slow Pope down by chopping away at his legs.
Pope darts in and clinches Machida up against the cage.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Machida's head back.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Machida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Pope 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.
Pope moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pope.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pope misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machida throws a head kick that half lands.
Machida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope dips to his left and cracks Machida with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Pope throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Pope misses with a hook.
Pope tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Pope misses.
Pope drops Machida with a beautiful combination! Machida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pope is looking for the KO!
Machida is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Machida misses with a hook. Pope ducked under it nicely.
Machida blocks a low kick nicely.
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Pope. Those never looked like landing.
Pope lands with a shot to the body.
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Pope had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Machida misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pope.
Machida misses with a combination
and Pope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Pope sizes up Machida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pope scores with a shot to the body.
Machida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pope.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pope.
Machida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Pope dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machida. That did some damage!
Good exchange - Pope coming out on top.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Pope finish him?
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pope.
Machida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pope fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Machida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pope scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope rushes Machida and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Machida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pope lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pope.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Pope.
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pope unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Machida! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pope is unloading with more strikes now! Machida drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Pope!
Michael Pope spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schnee Wittchen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wittchen comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. Kanne has chosen Don't Cry For Me Argentina as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Schnee Wittchen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beasty Kanne!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kanne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wittchen lands with a nice body punch.
Kanne dodges the punch combination from Wittchen.
Kanne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wittchen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kanne lands with a left to the head.
Wittchen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanne.
Kanne prevents a body shot from Wittchen.
Wittchen tries a knee to the head but Kanne blocks it.
Kanne managing to block the knees to the body from Wittchen.
Wittchen stalling in the clinch but Kanne improves position.
Kanne managing to block the knees to the body from Wittchen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wittchen being controlled against the cage.
Wittchen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanne avoids it.
Wittchen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wittchen missing with knees to the body.
Wittchen has Kanne pressed against the cage.
Wittchen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wittchen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanne avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kanne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kanne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wittchen throws a head kick but Kanne moves out of range.
Kanne clinches with his opponent.
Wittchen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kanne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne is looking to slow Wittchen down with leg kicks.
Kanne lands a jab.
Kanne throws a series of strikes that have Wittchen backpedaling.
Kanne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wittchen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanne moves into range and clinches up with Wittchen.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the head but Kanne blocks with his arms.
Kanne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kanne.
Kanne is leaning against Wittchen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kanne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen tries to stall but Kanne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wittchen seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kanne is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Wittchen prevents a body shot from Kanne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanne slows down the pace here.
Kanne managing to block the knees to the body from Wittchen.
Kanne avoiding damage as Wittchen throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanne avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Kanne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beasty Kanne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wittchen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wittchen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kanne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wittchen is out of range and Kanne settles back down.
Nice cross by Kanne.
Wittchen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kanne connects with a leg kick. Wittchen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kanne connects with a body shot.
Kanne misses with a combination
enabling Wittchen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kanne connects with a solid leg kick.
Wittchen takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanne throws a body punch but Wittchen moves out of range.
Wittchen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kanne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beasty Kanne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wittchen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wittchen tries to clinch but Kanne moves out of range.
Kanne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kanne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beasty Kanne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wittchen tries to work over Kanne's front leg with a kick but Kanne checks it.
Wittchen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kanne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wittchen counters with a nice leg kick.
Schnee Wittchen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanne darts in and clinches Wittchen up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanne avoiding damage as Wittchen throws knees to the body.
Wittchen slowing the pace effectively.
Wittchen tries a knee to the head but Kanne blocks it.
Wittchen tries a knee to the head but Kanne blocks it.
Kanne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Kanne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kanne darts in and clinches Wittchen up against the cage.
Wittchen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanne.
Kanne struggles to land a body shot inside as Wittchen controls his hands.
Beasty Kanne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wittchen tries a knee to the head but Kanne blocks it.
Wittchen missing with knees to the body.
Wittchen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wittchen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wittchen is stalling here.
Kanne manages to break the clinch.
Kanne misses with a combination
and Wittchen counters with a three punch combo that has Kanne backing up. Kanne nods at Wittchen to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanne connects with a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kanne drives through and clinches with Wittchen against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kanne.
Kanne is looking to break free of the clinch but Wittchen has double underhooks.
Kanne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kanne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wittchen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wittchen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanne blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanne blocks a body shot from Wittchen.
Kanne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wittchen backwards.
Kanne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wittchen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beasty Kanne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wittchen misses with a combination
and Kanne counters by clinching up.
Wittchen slowing the pace effectively.
Kanne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wittchen trying to land knees to the body.
Wittchen is trying to maintain a safe position but Kanne gets an underhook and turns Wittchen into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kanne.
Wittchen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanne blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kanne stalling in the clinch.
Kanne manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne lands with a nice combination. Wittchen backs away looking to recover.
Wittchen throws a wild body kick that Kanne sees coming a mile off.
Kanne misses with a low kick.
Wittchen gets tackled into the cage by Kanne. Kanne maintains the clinch.
Wittchen misses with a knee strike.
Wittchen tries a knee to the head but Kanne blocks it.
Kanne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wittchen looking to throw knees to the head but Kanne is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Kanne.
Stalling in the clinch from Kanne.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanne avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanne avoiding damage as Wittchen throws knees to the body.
Wittchen looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kanne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kanne lands a body punch.
Wittchen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kanne slows down the pace here.
Kanne takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wittchen.
Wittchen looking to stall.
Wittchen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kanne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanne lands a body shot.
Wittchen is trying to maintain a safe position but Kanne gets an underhook and turns Wittchen into the cage.
Wittchen missing with knees to the body.
Kanne can't find room to land a body shot as Wittchen controls the action.
Wittchen misses with a knee to the head.
Schnee Wittchen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanne is defending well for now.
Kanne misses with a body punch.
Wittchen missing with 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. Kanne is defending well for now.
Kanne tries to work over Wittchen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wittchen misses with a knee to the head.
Beasty Kanne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kanne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wittchen takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wittchen looking to stall.
Wittchen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Beasty Kanne.
Well Kanne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beasty Kanne!
Our winner, Beasty Kanne, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gim Ruut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Vims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruut kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stranglehold - Ted Nugent. Gim Ruut could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Vims's chin.
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26
149 lbs
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25
148 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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gim Ruut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Vims!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruut rushes Vims and presses him up against the cage.
Vims gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruut.
Vims displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruut up against the cage.
Ruut changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vims fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ruut feints and as Vims raises his hands in defense, Ruut changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ruut is fighting to break Vims's control of his arms but Vims is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ruut wants to control from the top but Vims keeps moving.
Ruut drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vims looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vims looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vims!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vims wants to stand but Ruut is controlling his arm.
Ruut tries to buck Vims off but Vims is having none of it.
Vims staying calm.
Ruut tries to improve position but can't.
Ruut gets back to half guard.
Ruut looking for submissions off his back.
Ruut is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vims pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruut wants to get back to full guard.
Ruut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vims trying to control from half guard but Ruut is working away.
Ruut flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Vims tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ruut controls his leg.
Ruut moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruut pushes a forearm under Vims's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Vims is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gim Ruut!
Gim Ruut took some time post fight to say the following; 'What about that Rio? It's been a long time! Glad to be back here and can't wait for the next time.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Hellbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellbane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden theme. Robinson has chosen Lost In Space as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
170 lbs
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26
169 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Hellbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a right hand that Hellbane ducks under and follows up with a left that Hellbane also avoids with ease.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hellbane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hellbane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robinson slips a straight right by Hellbane.
Robinson lands a leg kick that knocks Hellbane off balance momentarily.
Hellbane blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Hellbane avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Hellbane really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellbane.
Hellbane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellbane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hellbane moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hellbane, as that shot connected.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Hellbane is pawing at Robinson, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Robinson's nose. Robinson is badly hurt! Hellbane pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Robinson tries desperately to hold on but Hellbane is relentless in his assault! As Robinson receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Hellbane away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ultimate Hellbane!
Ultimate Hellbane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makao Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Territory . Jorge has chosen Tropa de Elite as his entrance music. 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
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Makao Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsumoto.
Jorge shoots in and gets a takedown into Matsumoto's guard.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorge might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matsumoto haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jorge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tiago Jorge has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A big right from Matsumoto misses.
Matsumoto misses with a looping left.
Matsumoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jorge fails with the takedown.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matsumoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jorge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matsumoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jorge slips a jab and a cross from Matsumoto.
Jorge moves into the clinch.
Matsumoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jorge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matsumoto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jorge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jorge wants to clinch up but Matsumoto keeps it at a distance.
Jorge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jorge doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matsumoto counters with a shoot takedown. Jorge fights it but they end up in guard.
Makao Matsumoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Jorge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsumoto trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jorge controlling Matsumoto's posture.
Matsumoto throwing strikes from guard but Jorge blocks nicely.
Matsumoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matsumoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Matsumoto from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jorge has control of Matsumoto's left arm, preventing Matsumoto from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jorge.
Jorge wants to control but Matsumoto is keeping him busy.
Jorge moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Matsumoto is looking for a sweep.
Jorge postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A lull in the action here as Jorge stalls from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matsumoto is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto dodges the ground and pound from Jorge.
Jorge working away.
Jorge working the ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jorge in side control, throwing shots but Matsumoto defends.
Matsumoto is looking to reverse the position.
Jorge is putting a hurting on Matsumoto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jorge moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsumoto tries to buck Jorge off but Jorge is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tiago Jorge will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jorge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsumoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jorge is looking to clinch but Matsumoto is avoiding it.
Jorge closes the distance looking to clinch
so Matsumoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jorge controlling Matsumoto's posture.
Jorge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matsumoto's guard.
Matsumoto keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.
Matsumoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jorge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Matsumoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jorge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matsumoto is keeping the position for now.
Matsumoto trying to control the position.
Matsumoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matsumoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jorge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jorge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Matsumoto wants to sweep here but Jorge controlling him for the moment.
Matsumoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jorge trying to control but Matsumoto is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tiago Jorge hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matsumoto cracks Jorge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matsumoto throws a hook but Jorge avoids it easily.
Jorge decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jorge trying to mount his opponent but Matsumoto defends it.
Matsumoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jorge's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jorge's back!
Matsumoto gets his hands free as Jorge looks to control.
Matsumoto gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Tiago Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jorge is covering up but some of the strikes from Matsumoto are getting through and doing damage.
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.
Matsumoto landing with strikes.
Jorge is really stuck here.
Jorge is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Matsumoto off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Jorge is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Matsumoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is really stuck here.
Jorge trying to control the hands but Matsumoto breaks the grip.
Despite being in a bad position, Jorge is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge is trying to break free.
Jorge defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Matsumoto's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Makao Matsumoto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jorge tries to clinch but Matsumoto moves away
and Matsumoto counters with a shoot takedown. Jorge fights it but they end up in guard.
Jorge looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Matsumoto puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Matsumoto is working for a submission of some sort.
Jorge wants to get back to full guard.
Jorge keeps trying to improve his position.
Jorge regains full guard. Nicely done.
Matsumoto passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Matsumoto prevents Jorge from improving his position.
Matsumoto working over Jorge with some ground and pound. Jorge looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge trying to hold on to Matsumoto's head to control him but Matsumoto postures up.
Matsumoto wants to control but Jorge is keeping him busy.
Matsumoto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsumoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jorge defends it well.
Jorge wants to improve his position but Matsumoto is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jorge does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matsumoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matsumoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jorge works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jorge pulls Matsumoto in close to prevent any damage.
Matsumoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorge wants to sweep here but Matsumoto controlling him for the moment.
Jorge is striking from the bottom but Matsumoto uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Jorge is trying to maintain the position but Matsumoto is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge is defending against the submission attempts here by Matsumoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto wants to take a breather but Jorge is having none of it.
Matsumoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jorge is looking to control Matsumoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jorge avoid being mounted?
Jorge is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Matsumoto is staying active.
Jorge wants to get back to full guard.
Matsumoto wants to take a breather but Jorge is having none of it.
Matsumoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jorge's head.
Matsumoto not doing much here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matsumoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jorge is fending him off so far but Matsumoto persists. Nope, Jorge circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge looks to clinch
and Matsumoto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jorge trying to control here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorge keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Matsumoto wants to control but Jorge is keeping him busy.
Jorge is looking for a sweep. Matsumoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jorge is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Matsumoto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jorge sees it coming and defends easily.
Matsumoto wants to free his trapped foot but Jorge is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makao Matsumoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matsumoto 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makao Matsumoto!
Makao Matsumoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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