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SPFT 132: Dirk vs Davidson 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Driggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Two comes to the cage accompanied by North Korean Army Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Mark Two could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Driggs's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Driggs!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Driggs 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 Two has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Two and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Decent striking displayed by Two there.
Two throws a body punch but Driggs moves out of range.
Two looks for the body kick but Driggs saw that one coming.
Driggs misses the jab.
Driggs lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick from Two misses.
Driggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Driggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Driggs moves out of range as Two throws a body kick.
Driggs throws a hook but Two avoids it easily.
Two keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Two slips under a jab.
Two displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Driggs throws out the jab.
Driggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Driggs wants to land a leg kick but Two is out of range.
Driggs throws a shot from downtown. Two moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Driggs misses.
Two throws out a loose jab but Driggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Two has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two tries for a takedown but Driggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Driggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Two.
Two slips under a jab.
Two slips under a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Two is defended easily by Driggs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Two is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Driggs scores with a hook to the body. Two takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Driggs throws the kick towards the body but Two avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Two.
Two looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Two fails to land with a series of punches.
Two takes a swing at Driggs's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Driggs tests Two's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Two motions for Driggs to come forward. Two throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Driggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Two shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Two was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Two seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Two wants to lay and pray for a moment but Driggs keeps working.
Driggs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Driggs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Two has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Driggs parries the strikes from Two easily there. Two is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Driggs to escape.
Two with the ground and pound but Driggs regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two lands strikes from half guard.
Driggs wants to get back to his feet.
Driggs manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Good leg kick by Driggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Two ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Two throws a body punch but Driggs moves out of range.
Driggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Two.
Two goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Driggs lands a big head kick that sends Two tumbling to the mat! Driggs takes a step backwards and waves Two back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Two is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Two checks a low kick from Driggs.
Driggs throws a push kick but Two slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Driggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Two fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Driggs checks it well.
Two takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Driggs throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Two misses.
Driggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Two.
Driggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Two takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Driggs, right into the meat.
Driggs tries to land a front kick but Two steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Two goes for a double leg but Driggs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Driggs continues to drive forward.
Driggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Two's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Driggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Two is breathing heavily.
Driggs has Two pushed against the cage.
Two takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Driggs 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.
Two walks into a stiff left hand from Driggs.
Driggs has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Driggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Driggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Two is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Driggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Driggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Driggs is rocked!
Driggs ducks under a wild hook from Two.
Two seems to have got his legs back now.
Driggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Two finish him?
Julio Driggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Driggs.
Two is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driggs.
Two gets a big slam - oh, Driggs is out! Driggs is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mark Two!
Mark Two decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cid's choice of entrance music: There's No Home for You Here. Marty Laguna had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marty Laguna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laguna.
Cid lands a right hook to the body.
Cid dodges the punch combination from Laguna.
Cid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cid throws out a loose jab but Laguna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laguna gets tackled into the cage by Cid. Cid maintains the clinch.
Laguna has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Cid misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laguna's elbow.
Cid tries a body shot but Laguna blocks it.
Cid has a couple of punches blocked by Laguna.
Laguna misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna blocks an uppercut.
Cid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laguna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laguna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cid looking to throw knees to the head but Laguna is blocking nicely.
Cid tries to throw a body punch but Laguna avoids it by throwing Cid back against the cage.
Cid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laguna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laguna blocks a body shot from Cid.
Cid throws a head punch that misses.
Laguna blocking some punches.
Laguna blocks a body shot from Cid.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cid slowing the pace effectively.
Cid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laguna or not.
Cid prevents Laguna from breaking the clinch.
Cid misses with some punches.
Laguna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laguna.
Cid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laguna stalling in the clinch but Cid improves position.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Laguna.
Cid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laguna breaks the clinch.
Laguna misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laguna will feel that in the morning.
Cid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laguna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laguna will feel that in the morning.
Cid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cid is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laguna.
Laguna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Laguna.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Laguna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Cid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laguna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cid throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna throws a jab but it's blocked by Cid.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but Laguna takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
Cid keeps Laguna at a distance using the push kick.
Cid lands a body shot.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laguna was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
The fighters circling - Laguna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguna.
Laguna swinging wildly here.
Cid moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid ducks under a wild hook from Laguna.
Laguna has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cid.
Cid lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cid connects with a single shot there.
Cid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Laguna misses with a wild body shot.
Cid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cid connects with a nice looking jab.
Laguna will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laguna misses the jab.
Marty Laguna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Cid finds it's way through Laguna's defenses.
Laguna is rocked!
Xavier Cid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cid lands a slapping body shot.
Laguna slips a straight right by Cid.
Laguna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laguna throws an off balance right hand
and Cid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Laguna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laguna scores with a jab. Cid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cid takes a swing at Laguna's ribcage but misses.
Laguna seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab lands there for Cid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laguna. That did some damage!
Laguna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laguna.
Laguna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
A jab from Cid does it's job there.
Cid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cid throws out a powerful jab.
Cid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Laguna.
Xavier Cid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguna takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cid scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Cid.
Cid throws a body punch but Laguna moves out of range.
Laguna has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cid.
Cid takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laguna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laguna blocks a low kick nicely.
Laguna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cid lands a nice looking body kick.
Crunch! Cid slams his shin into Laguna's torso.
Good leg kick by Cid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cid delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a jab.
Cid scores with a jab to the head.
Laguna throws a hook but Cid avoids it easily.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
Cid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laguna is out of range.
Laguna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laguna avoids the body shot from Cid.
Laguna lands a glancing blow to the side of Cid's head.
A combination from Laguna does no damage.
Laguna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laguna is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cid throws a lazy right hand but Laguna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cid has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A telegraphed right hand from Laguna misses the target.
Laguna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid tried to score with a low kick but Laguna checks it.
Good shot there by Cid.
Laguna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
Cid misses with an uppercut.
Laguna throws a right and a left that Cid avoids nicely.
Laguna misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Laguna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cid moves out of range of the strikes.
Laguna moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laguna on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Laguna. Those never looked like landing.
Cid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Cid lands but Laguna takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
Nice body punch from Cid.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laguna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laguna throws a right hand that misses
and Cid counters with a leg kick.
Laguna ducks right into an uppercut from Cid.
Cid is looking to slow Laguna down with leg kicks.
Cid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cid misses the jab.
Cid misses with an uppercut. Laguna saw that one coming.
Laguna fails to land with a series of punches.
Cid moves away from the strike by Laguna.
Laguna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cid throws a body punch but Laguna moves out of range.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cid circles away quickly and effectively.
Laguna takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cid throws a leg kick but Laguna moved away.
Cid throws out a powerful jab.
Cid throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laguna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laguna scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Laguna misses.
Laguna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cid!
Cid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cid taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Cid.
Laguna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
Nice uppercut lands for Cid. That snapped Laguna's head back.
Marty Laguna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laguna.
Cid is looking to slow Laguna down with leg kicks.
Laguna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Cid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laguna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna ducks under a wild hook from Cid.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Laguna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laguna.
Laguna missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid lands a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cid 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Cid!
A less than humble Xavier Cid misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haiki Masatupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks has chosen All I do Is win as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haiki Masatupo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masatupo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Banks scores with a punch to the head.
Banks fails to land with a series of punches.
Banks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Banks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Banks advances to full mount.
Masatupo manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Masatupo, under a barage of strikes from Banks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks is just content to waste time from the top position. Masatupo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks preventing the sweep.
Banks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Banks throws a strike but Masatupo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Masatupo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banks controlling Masatupo's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banks is keeping the position for now.
Banks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Banks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Masatupo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Masatupo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banks is keeping the position for now.
Banks is pulling down on Masatupo's head. It's preventing any offense from Masatupo, at least for the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Will Banks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Masatupo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Masatupo lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Masatupo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Banks manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Masatupo has Banks in his guard.
Masatupo can't keep his opponent in guard - Banks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo wants to improve his position but Banks is controlling well.
Banks lands with a punch from half guard.
Masatupo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Masatupo wants to sweep but Banks has passed to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masatupo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Banks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Banks misses with a takedown attempt - Masatupo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masatupo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Masatupo is rocked!
Banks fakes the body blow, causing Masatupo to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Masatupo goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Banks!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Will Banks waved his t-shirt featuring Legion of Pain Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chicken Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Joker's Wild. Chicken Beef has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
27 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominick Rivaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chicken Beef!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beef turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Beef finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Beef dodges the punch combination from Rivaldi.
Beef throws the kick towards the body but Rivaldi avoids it.
Beef lands with a good body shot.
Rivaldi lands with a straight right. Beef didn't see that one coming.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Beef connects with a body shot that sends Rivaldi's belly button to the back.
Beef avoids the body shot from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi tries to land a leg kick but Beef saw it coming and moves away.
Beef tries to bum rush Rivaldi with a series of wild strikes but Rivaldi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beef throws an overhand right that lands on Rivaldi's shoulder, as Rivaldi tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi tries to clinch but Beef is having none of it.
Beef pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivaldi misses with a two punch combination.
Rivaldi is looking to clinch.
Rivaldi misses with a low kick.
Beef connects with a body shot that sends Rivaldi's belly button to the back.
Rivaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beef moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beef looks to land a left hand but Rivaldi moved out of range nicely.
Beef moves into range and clinches up with Rivaldi.
Rivaldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivaldi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beef cracks the inside of Rivaldi's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi thows a body kick. Beef tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Rivaldi. That snapped Beef's head back.
Rivaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivaldi.
Beef tries to keep at a distance but Rivaldi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beef misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Rivaldi as the two fighters clinch.
Rivaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Beef uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Beef.
Rivaldi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beef or not.
Rivaldi lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Beef controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi breaks from the clinch.
Rivaldi misses with a low kick.
Rivaldi moves forwards but Beef connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Rivaldi.
It looks like Chicken Beef has been cut.
Beef jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivaldi moves into range and clinches up with Beef.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beef throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivaldi backwards.
Beef tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rivaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivaldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beef backwards.
Beef being controlled against the cage.
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Beef controls the action.
Rivaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivaldi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi misses with a combination
and Beef counters with a good low kick that Rivaldi was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chicken Beef's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beef moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivaldi is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Beef.
A short right from Beef.
Rivaldi is trying to push Beef away but Beef has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rivaldi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Rivaldi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Beef controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominick Rivaldi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivaldi blocks an uppercut.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beef misses with the head strike.
Beef scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivaldi taking a breather.
Rivaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Beef fails to land.
Rivaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivaldi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivaldi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beef dips to his left and cracks Rivaldi with an uppercut!
Beef throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beef rushes Rivaldi and presses him up against the cage.
Beef digs a right hand into Rivaldi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivaldi's gas tank.
I was talking to Rivaldi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivaldi backwards.
Rivaldi looking to slow down the pace here.
Beef drops Rivaldi with a big knee straight up the middle! Rivaldi is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Dominick Rivaldi has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivaldi throws a nice head kick!
Rivaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rivaldi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivaldi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chicken Beef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beef is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivaldi lands a really nice looking cross but Beef seems unphased.
Rivaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beef was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivaldi.
Beef has managed to clinch.
Beef prevents Rivaldi from breaking the clinch.
Beef scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Beef scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beef misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Beef.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivaldi lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beef.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivaldi.
Beef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivaldi can't break the clinch.
Beef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivaldi breaks the clinch.
Rivaldi throws a low kick but Beef avoids it.
Beef checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi swinging wildly here.
Beef fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chicken Beef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rivaldi connects with a looping right hand.
Rivaldi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beef takes a swing at Rivaldi's ribcage but misses.
Rivaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivaldi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beef has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beef is looking to land body kicks.
Rivaldi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beef in his tracks.
Beef shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beef cracks a nice hook into Rivaldi's ribs.
Rivaldi digs a good body shot into Beef's ribs.
Beef takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi scores with a leg kick.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick but Beef checks it.
A combination from Beef does no damage.
Beef slips a jab from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivaldi.
Rivaldi misses the body punch
and Beef counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Beef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivaldis head.
Rivaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivaldi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beef softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beef prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Beef backwards.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beef gets through Rivaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Beef controls the action.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivaldi lands a shot to the body.
Beef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beef working aggressively here.
Rivaldi is looking to control Beef's arms but Beef gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rivaldi has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivaldi.
Beef throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivaldi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivaldi lands a body punch.
Beef misses with a hook from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beef in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rivaldi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beef keeps control of Rivaldi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beef throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Beef.
Rivaldi avoids the elbow strike from Beef, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Rivaldi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivaldi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beef.
Beef has a couple of punches blocked by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivaldi breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beef plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A lazy left from Rivaldi finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Rivaldi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivaldi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Rivaldi!
Dominick Rivaldi 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and French Toast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebo comes into the arena with Papa Roach - Burn blaring out of the sound system. Toast is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by EAZY-E - Real Muthaphuckkin' G's. Tore Rebo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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250 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tore Rebo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, French Toast!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebo slaps away a takedown attempt from Toast, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Toast with a poor takedown
and Rebo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like French Toast has been cut.
Rebo stuffs the takedown attempt from Toast. Toast gets slowly back to his feet.
Tore Rebo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of French Toast.
Rebo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Toast.
Rebo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toast fails to land the takedown.
Rebo scoring well with a low kick there.
Rebo sends Toast crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rebo is motioning to the referee to let Toast up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rebo.
Nice sprawl there from Rebo as Toast shoots in.
Toast goes for a double leg but Rebo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rebo continues to drive forward.
Toast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rebo landing knees to the body.
Toast looks winded!
Rebo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rebo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebo lands with a left to the head.
Toast is rocked!
Toast is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rebo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Toast.
Rebo works on Toast's body with a couple of short punches.
Toast is still on wobbly legs! Can Rebo finish him?
Rebo throws a big uppercut that drops Toast! More strikes from Rebo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Toast lies dazed against the cage as Rebo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tore Rebo!
Tore Rebo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KO Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key comes to the cage accompanied by EYELID - REGENERATE. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
27 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Okabe.
Okabe scores with a decent looking hook.
Key fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okabe defending well as Key loads up on a big left hand.
Okabe throws a big shot that misses.
Okabe fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Key.
Key misses with a series of wild punches.
Okabe moves out of range as Key strikes.
Okabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from Okabe.
Key thuds his right hand into Okabe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Okabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Okabe.
Don Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okabe scores with a sloppy right hand. Key should have avoided that one.
Okabe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe slips nicely into half guard.
Okabe thows a huge punch but Key dodges it nicely.
Key keeping control of the position.
Key is trying to maintain the position but Okabe is very close to passing his half guard.
Key is pressing down on Okabe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Key is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Key looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Key is trying to control the position but Okabe postures up.
Okabe is looking to work some ground and pound but Key has wrist control.
Okabe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Let's hope that Okabe 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kenji Okabe wasn't active enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okabe. Key does a little dance to reset his feet.
Key walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Okabe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Okabe lands a right hook to the body.
Okabe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Key counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Key scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Key misses with a body shot.
Okabe misses with a hook. Key ducked under it nicely.
Okabe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Key throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Key goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Key lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Okabe does it's job there.
Okabe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Okabe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Key on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Key!
Okabe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Key thows a body kick. Okabe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Key. That's going to slow Okabe down.
Key throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okabe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Okabe.
Okabe stopping the sweep attempt from Key.
Key pulls Okabe in to control the position.
Key keeping moving, preventing Okabe from controlling successfully.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okabe won't allow Key to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okabe wants to pass the guard but Key is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Okabe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe is pressing down on Key's thigh, looking to free his foot. Key is holding on for now.
Key wants to improve his position but Okabe is controlling well.
Okabe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Key does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Okabe wants to pass to mount but Key is defending the position.
Key keeping control of the position.
Key avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Okabe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okabe working Key over with strikes.
Key wants to get back to full guard.
Key is doing well to control the position and prevent Okabe from advancing to side control.
Okabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Key is staying active underneath Okabe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenji Okabe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okabe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Okabe lands with a nice body punch.
Key slips a straight right by Okabe.
Okabe scores with a hook.
Key drops his hands momentarily and Okabe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Don Key is winning the standup battle so far.
Key throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okabe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Decent striking displayed by Key there.
A shot to the liver by Okabe. Beautiful body shot.
Okabe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Key stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Key throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okabe works Key's body with a nice hook.
Key throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okabe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Okabe.
Okabe lands with an uppercut that bounces Key off the cage and back into range.
Okabe throws a hook to the side of Key's head but Key sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Don Key is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Key fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okabe manages to avoid it.
Key swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Key lands with a cross.
Okabe misses with a left hand
and Key counters with a nice body kick.
We've been told by Key's head coaches at EvolutioN MMA Acadamy & Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Okabe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Key defends it nicely.
Okabe throws out a powerful jab.
Okabe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Okabe.
Okabe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Key.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Key looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okabe throws a shot to the body.
Key closes the distance and pushes Okabe back into the cage.
Key connects with a nasty looking knee right to Okabe's face.
Key goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okabe avoids it.
Key tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Okabe is blocking nicely.
Key unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Okabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Key lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Key landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Okabe is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key lands with a right to the head.
Key lands a shoulder strike.
Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Key is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okabe's elbow.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key crunches a lovely knee into Okabe's ribcage.
Key trying to land knees to the body.
Key misses with a knee strike.
Okabe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okabe avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Key prevents the takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Okabe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Key lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Don Key has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key works on Okabe's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okabe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Don Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Okabe.
Key scores a nice knee to the body.
Key with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Okabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okabe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okabe.
Key is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key missing with knees to the body.
Okabe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Okabe is trying to break the clinch but Key is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Key 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!
A jab lands there for Key.
Okabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Key is just out of range.
Okabe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Key.
Key listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Okabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Key lands with a right hand.
Okabe jabs Key right on the nose. Key blinks but takes it well.
Okabe throws a hook but Key blocks it.
Key misses with a low kick.
Okabe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Key counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Key.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Key working Okabe over with knees to the body.
Okabe is trying to force a seperation but Key has the dominant position.
Okabe wants to take the fight to the mat but Key manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Okabe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
Key can't find room to land a body shot as Okabe controls the action.
Nice body punch from Key.
Okabe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Key fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Okabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Key tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Key has Okabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Key with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but Okabe blocks with his arms.
Key tries a knee to the head but Okabe blocks it.
Okabe tries to circle away but Key has him pinned against the cage.
Okabe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Key is defending well.
Don Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Okabe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Key - that landed with a thud.
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!
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
Key lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Key landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Key lands a good knee to the midsection. Okabe won't want to take too many of those.
Okabe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Key is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okabe blocks a body shot from Key.
Key tries to throw a body punch but Okabe avoids it by throwing Key back against the cage.
Okabe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Key gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Key misses with a punch to the body.
Key is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Key landing knees to the head.
Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key is working Okabe over against the cage.
Key landing knees to the head.
Key struggles to land a body shot inside as Okabe controls his hands.
Okabe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Key misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Key utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Key landing knees to the head.
Key digs a right hand underneath Okabe's ribcage. Okabe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Okabe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Okabe managing to block the knees to the body from Key.
Key with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Key tries to land knees in the clinch but Okabe avoids the damage to the body.
Okabe has Key pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Key manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Okabe prevents a body shot from Key.
Key struggles to land a body shot inside as Okabe controls his hands.
Key scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okabe wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Key.
Key lands a good knee to the midsection. Okabe won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Key.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key prevents Okabe from breaking the clinch.
Okabe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Key unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Key lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Key showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Key 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Key!
Don Key took some time post fight to say the following; 'Benji's Wasabi was supposed to a be a japanese dog, so I trained a wrong for this a fight! But he tasted my donkey style! It feels good to keep the wins coming, and I keep a more than that a coming to if you a know what I a mean! BROKEN HALO!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Supersonic - Jamiroquai. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Green!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green wants to land a leg kick but Aurelius is out of range.
Green tries to clinch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelius's calf.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aurelius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Green takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aurelius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aurelius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aurelius thumps Green with a low kick.
Green lands a head shot.
Green throws a hook but Aurelius avoids it easily.
Green misses with a looping right.
Green misses with a leg kick
and Aurelius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Green finds it's way round the side to connect with Aurelius's head.
Good work by Aurelius as he checks the leg kick.
Green has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Green misses.
Aurelius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
Aurelius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nero Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aurelius scores with a kick to the midsection.
Green tries to move into range but Aurelius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Aurelius has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aurelius checks a leg kick.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Green lands a really nice looking cross but Aurelius seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Aurelius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Aurelius.
Green with a nice cross.
Aurelius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
Aurelius throws a leg kick
and Green holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aurelius wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green avoiding damage.
A short right from Green.
Green keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aurelius's efforts to push away.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
Aurelius tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelius can't break the clinch.
Aurelius working aggressively here.
Aurelius stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green working aggressively here.
Green tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius is trying to push Green away but Green has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Aurelius wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius can't break the clinch.
Green misses with a body punch.
Aurelius holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Green tries to work over Aurelius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aurelius is trying to maintain a safe position but Green gets an underhook and turns Aurelius into the cage.
Aurelius can't get the takedown.
Green lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Green on the inside.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Green tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius is trying to drag Green to the mat but Green just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keith Green will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Aurelius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green blocks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Green finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nero Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Aurelius throws the kick towards the body but Green avoids it.
Green walks into a stiff left hand from Aurelius.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Green.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aurelius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aurelius.
Green swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green jabs Aurelius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Green.
Aurelius feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
Aurelius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green takes one on the button.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aurelius looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Green.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aurelius thows a body kick. Green tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aurelius feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
Aurelius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius feints a jab promting Green to slip. Aurelius then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Green slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aurelius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelius.
Aurelius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aurelius. That's going to slow Green down.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelius has a takedown stuffed.
Green moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Aurelius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
A jab from Green finds it's way through Aurelius's defenses.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with an uppercut. Aurelius saw that one coming.
Green moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Green throws a lazy body kick
and Aurelius counters with a nice body kick.
Green wants to clinch but Aurelius slips to the side
and Aurelius counters with a good low kick that Green was not able to check.
Aurelius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green looks to land a left hand but Aurelius moved out of range nicely.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
Green checks a low kick from Aurelius.
Good work by Aurelius as he checks the leg kick.
Green moves out of range of the leg kick from Aurelius.
Keith Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green misses with a hook. Aurelius ducked under it nicely.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelius throws out the jab.
Aurelius scores with the left hand. Green knows he should have avoided that one.
Green swings widly with a right hand
and Aurelius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Aurelius tries to land a front kick but Green steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aurelius digs a good hook to Green's body.
Aurelius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aurelius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Aurelius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf.
Aurelius thumps Green with a low kick.
Aurelius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Green throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aurelius throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Aurelius counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keith Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aurelius misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Aurelius misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Green fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aurelius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Green throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aurelius counters with a thumping low kick.
Aurelius wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aurelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green checks the leg kick.
Aurelius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aurelius lands with a kick to the temple. Green shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Aurelius avoids it.
Aurelius tries to work over Green's front leg with a kick but Green checks it.
Green slips a straight right by Aurelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Aurelius is predictable there
and Green counters by clinching up.
Green trying to stall but Aurelius improves his position.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aurelius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Green tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius trying to stall but Green improves his position.
Aurelius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aurelius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelius just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Green moves into the clinch.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Green avoiding damage.
Green misses with a body punch.
Aurelius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Aurelius blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Aurelius breaks from the clinch.
Green takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aurelius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Aurelius blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Green sizes up Aurelius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aurelius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Green lands a really nice looking cross but Aurelius seems unphased.
Aurelius scores with a head kick. Green tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sloppy strikes from Aurelius. Those never looked like landing.
Aurelius misses with a left hand
and Green holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Green misses with the head strike.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green letting Aurelius take a breather here.
Aurelius trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aurelius into the cage.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius working hard to break the clinch.
Aurelius has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green has Aurelius pressed against the cage, preventing Aurelius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aurelius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Keith Green just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aurelius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Green's head.
Green lunges at Aurelius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelius's hand.
Green throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aurelius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aurelius tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Green throws a hook to the side of Aurelius's head but Aurelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Aurelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green throws a hook to the side of Aurelius's head but Aurelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aurelius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Green wants to slow Aurelius down by chopping away at his legs.
Green throws a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Green tenderised Aurelius's leg. Aurelius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aurelius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aurelius misses with a hook.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Aurelius swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Keith Green seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aurelius trying to stall but Green improves his position.
Green working aggressively here.
Aurelius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aurelius is trying to stall.
Aurelius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Aurelius is trying to push Green away but Green has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is trying to push Green away but Green has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aurelius's efforts to push away.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aurelius wants to break free but Green has control.
Aurelius looking to stall.
Green has Aurelius pressed against the cage, preventing Aurelius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Green presses Aurelius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aurelius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aureliuss head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green misses with some punches.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Aurelius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aurelius tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Green - that landed with a thud.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Green keeps control of Aurelius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aurelius is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Green pushes Aurelius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelius blocks an uppercut.
Green working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Aurelius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aurelius tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Nero Aurelius has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Green.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Aurelius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelius feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
Aurelius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aurelius throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Green's head.
Aurelius throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Green.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green clobbers Aurelius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aurelius misses with a hook
and Green moves into the clinch.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Green dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
That's time! Aurelius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Green thows a leg kick but Aurelius checks it
and Aurelius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green is looking to slow Aurelius down with leg kicks.
Good work by Green as he checks the leg kick.
Aurelius takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Green missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Green's hands.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Green coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
Aurelius checks a low kick from Green.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aurelius connects with a single shot there.
Green thuds his right hand into Aurelius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Green works the jab nicely.
Aurelius throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Aurelius jabs Green right on the nose. Green blinks but takes it well.
Green checks a leg kick.
Aurelius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Green swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aurelius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelius is just out of range.
Green has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aurelius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nero Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aurelius is able to avoid easily.
Aurelius scores with a nice head shot.
Green misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Green checks a leg kick.
Green jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Green.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Green checks it.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Green checks a leg kick nicely.
Green pushes Aurelius away with a front kick.
Keith Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius thows a leg kick but Green checks it
and Green moves into the clinch.
Green tries to work over Aurelius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aurelius blocks an uppercut.
Green keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aurelius's efforts to push away.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aurelius scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses
and Green holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aurelius has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelius.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aurelius.
Green lands a left hand.
Green blocks a body shot from Aurelius.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius breaks the clinch.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Green is looking to slow Aurelius down with leg kicks.
Aurelius thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Green 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Green!
After winning the bout, Keith Green thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dr. Dre - The Watcher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
Davidson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zeldenthuis counters with a single leg into guard. Davidson didn't expect that.
Zeldenthuis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zeldenthuis connects with a couple of short punches.
Zeldenthuis throws a strike but Davidson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zeldenthuis has a closed guard, preventing Davidson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeldenthuis keeping full guard, as Davidson tries to pass.
Davidson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zeldenthuis has wrist control.
Davidson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zeldenthuis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeldenthuis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson is controlling Zeldenthuis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Zeldenthuis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Davidson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davidson manages to get to full guard.
Zeldenthuis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zeldenthuis controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis postures up.
Zeldenthuis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davidson 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.
Zeldenthuis distracts Davidson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is trying to control the position but Zeldenthuis postures up.
Davidson is controlling Zeldenthuis's posture.
Zeldenthuis postures up in Davidson's guard and throws a big left but Davidson blocks it.
Zeldenthuis trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeldenthuis looking to pass the guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aaron Davidson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zeldenthuis avoids the head kick by Davidson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Zeldenthuis.
A punch lands to the side of Davidson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zeldenthuis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Davidsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zeldenthuis looks to land a left hand but Davidson moved out of range nicely.
Davidson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davidson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davidson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Davidson.
Davidson tries to clinch there but Zeldenthuis circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Zeldenthuis dominated that round.
That's time! Zeldenthuis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice jab there from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis scores with a hook.
Zeldenthuis thuds a left hand into Davidson's body.
Davidson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zeldenthuis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davidson won't be happy with that.
Davidson is looking to regain half guard here but Zeldenthuis keeps moving and retains side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Davidson is right now.
Zeldenthuis tries to score with some ground and pound. Davidson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zeldenthuis looking to control but instead Davidson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson trying to control here.
Zeldenthuis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davidson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis 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.
Davidson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davidson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dirk Zeldenthuis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zeldenthuis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davidson misses with a looping left.
Zeldenthuis misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Davidson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zeldenthuis throws a shot from downtown. Davidson moves away and avoids it.
Davidson wants to clinch.
Zeldenthuis lands a jab.
A big left from Davidson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zeldenthuis scores with the left hand. Davidson knows he should have avoided that one.
Davidson is looking to clinch but Zeldenthuis is avoiding it.
Zeldenthuis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zeldenthuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidson moves away.
Davidson blocks a low kick nicely.
Davidson ducks under a wild hook from Zeldenthuis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson defending well as Zeldenthuis loads up on a big left hand.
Aaron Davidson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeldenthuis connects with a jab.
Zeldenthuis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Zeldenthuis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zeldenthuis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zeldenthuis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davidson's head.
Zeldenthuis dives in and scores a takedown into Davidson's guard.
Zeldenthuis preventing the sweep.
Davidson trying to keep a closed guard but Zeldenthuis is proving a slippery customer.
Zeldenthuis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davidson seems keen to control Zeldenthuis's posture.
Zeldenthuis advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson defending against the ground and pound.
Zeldenthuis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Davidson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Zeldenthuis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Davidson is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis trying to pass the guard but Davidson defending well.
Davidson is looking to control Zeldenthuis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davidson avoid being mounted?
Zeldenthuis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson punching from the bottom.
Davidson trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aaron Davidson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zeldenthuis fails to land the takedown.
Zeldenthuis throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Davidson to counter with a crisp jab.
Davidson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zeldenthuis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Zeldenthuis misses
and Davidson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davidson defends well and Zeldenthuis ends up having to push Davidson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davidson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeldenthuis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davidson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Zeldenthuis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Zeldenthuis lands with a right to the head.
Zeldenthuis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davidson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Zeldenthuis moves out of range easily.
Davidson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zeldenthuis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zeldenthuis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dirk Zeldenthuis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zeldenthuis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidson throws out the jab.
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
Davidson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zeldenthuis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zeldenthuis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zeldenthuis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davidson defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Davidson is trying to stand.
Zeldenthuis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zeldenthuis stops Davidson from getting back to his feet.
Zeldenthuis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davidson trying to control here.
Davidson is looking for a sweep. Zeldenthuis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zeldenthuis.
Davidson tries to get to full guard but Zeldenthuis has control of the leg.
Zeldenthuis throwing shots but Davidson is blocking nicely.
Davidson tries to get to full guard but Zeldenthuis has control of the leg.
Zeldenthuis wants to take a breather but Davidson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davidson connects with a single shot there.
Davidson avoids the body shot from Zeldenthuis.
Davidson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeldenthuis was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidson.
A jab lands there for Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis misses the jab.
Davidson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zeldenthuis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeldenthuis. Davidson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidson doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeldenthuis circles away.
Davidson stuns Zeldenthuis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davidson. That did some damage!
Davidson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Davidson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davidson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davidson throws a lazy right hand but Zeldenthuis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davidson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeldenthuis was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidson.
Davidson dips to his left and cracks Zeldenthuis with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zeldenthuiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aaron Davidson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davidson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davidson wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeldenthuis digs a good hook to Davidson's body.
Zeldenthuis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dirk Zeldenthuis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zeldenthuis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeldenthuis slips a straight right by Davidson.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeldenthuis.
Davidson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zeldenthuis moves away from the strike by Davidson.
Zeldenthuis avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Davidson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeldenthuis connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeldenthuis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Davidson. No joy for Zeldenthuis on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis connects with a solid leg kick.
Zeldenthuis ducks under a wild hook from Davidson.
Davidson doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeldenthuis circles away.
Zeldenthuis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davidson defends well and Zeldenthuis ends up having to push Davidson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davidson working aggressively here.
Zeldenthuis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davidson can't find room to land a body shot as Zeldenthuis controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davidson.
Zeldenthuis misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeldenthuis.
Davidson is trying to push Zeldenthuis away but Zeldenthuis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Zeldenthuis.
Aaron Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Zeldenthuis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zeldenthuis.
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson has had enough of the clinch but Zeldenthuis keeps him there for the moment.
Davidson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davidson tries to work over Zeldenthuis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeldenthuis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davidson digs a right hand underneath Zeldenthuis's ribcage. Zeldenthuis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Davidson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zeldenthuis blocks a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson tries to work over Zeldenthuis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is leaning against Zeldenthuis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davidson working aggressively here.
Davidson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zeldenthuis blocks a body shot from Davidson.
Zeldenthuis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zeldenthuis tries a body shot but Davidson blocks it.
Davidson has a couple of punches blocked by Zeldenthuis.
Davidson breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Davidson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davidson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis scores with a nice right hand.
Davidson misses with a straight left.
Davidson misses with an uppercut.
Zeldenthuis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davidson misses with a body shot.
Zeldenthuis lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeldenthuis avoids the body shot from Davidson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Davidson misses.
Davidson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zeldenthuis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Davidson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zeldenthuis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:46
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Zeldenthuis!
Dirk Zeldenthuis retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Dirk Zeldenthuis 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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