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HERITAGE 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hadjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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164 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Melcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadjiev!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadjiev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Melcher counters with a shoot takedown. Hadjiev fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Melcher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Melcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hadjiev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Melcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadjiev keeping full guard, as Melcher tries to pass.
Hadjiev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Melcher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Melcher postures up.
Melcher lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Melcher throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Melcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hadjiev is keeping the position for now.
Hadjiev has his hands on Melcher's head, controlling the position.
Melcher throws a strike but Hadjiev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hadjiev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Melcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Melcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Melcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melcher.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Melcher enables Hadjiev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Melcher manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hadjiev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Melcher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hadjiev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Melcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hadjiev trying to control the position from guard on top but Melcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melcher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Melcher wants it to stay on the feet.
Melcher goes for a double leg but Hadjiev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hadjiev continues to drive forward.
Hadjiev stops a takedown attempt from Melcher.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Melcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melcher prevents the takedown attempt.
Melcher tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hadjiev turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Melcher is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The strikes coming from Hadjiev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hadjiev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hadjiev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hadjiev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Melcher will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hadjiev dives in for a single leg takedown but Melcher sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Melcher goes for a takedown attempt but Hadjiev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Melcher shoots in and drives through. Hadjiev sprawls well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Melcher manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hadjiev on his heels. He'll look to pass Hadjiev's guard now, I'm sure.
Melcher works over Hadjiev with some ground and pound from guard.
Hadjiev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melcher drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hadjiev manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Melcher has Hadjiev in his guard.
Melcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Melcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hadjiev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melcher is looking to stand up but Hadjiev isn't so interested in that idea.
Melcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hadjiev.
Hadjiev throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hadjiev prevents Melcher from getting back to his feet.
Jon Melcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Melcher just wasn't active enough.
Hadjiev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Melcher's half guard.
Melcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hadjiev.
Hadjiev trying to control from half guard but Melcher is working away.
Hadjiev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher is trying to stand back up but Hadjiev is controlling him
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hadjiev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melcher pinned against the cage. Melcher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Melcher fails with the takedown
and Hadjiev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Melcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadjiev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Melcher pulls his leg out and moves away.
Melcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hadjiev circles away.
Jon Melcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hadjiev shoots and misses
and Melcher counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hadjiev!
An elbow from Melcher crashes against the mat.
Hadjiev takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hadjiev can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Hadjiev tries to buck Melcher off but Melcher is having none of it.
Hadjiev is breathing heavily.
Hadjiev keeps trying to improve his position.
Melcher advances to mount.
Melcher sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melcher misses with a head shot.
Melcher looking to land elbow strikes but Hadjiev uses the position to regain half guard.
Melcher thows a huge punch but Hadjiev dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Melcher dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Melcher darts in looking for a takedown but Hadjiev gets double underhooks and turns Melcher into the cage.
Melcher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hadjiev prevents it.
Melcher is working for takedown but Hadjiev is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Melcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadjiev gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hadjiev is looking to stall here but Melcher recovers full guard.
Hadjiev stands and throws Melcher's legs to the side, diving into side control.
My spies in Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground inform me that Hadjiev has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melcher avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hadjiev.
Hadjiev prevents Melcher from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hadjiev working the ground and pound from side control.
Melcher is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hadjiev is controlling him well.
Melcher is not content to let Hadjiev control the position.
Hadjiev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Melcher sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hadjiev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Melcher as he jumps to the side.
Melcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hadjiev circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hadjiev's waist but Hadjiev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melcher off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hadjiev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hadjiev shoots in looking for a takedown but Melcher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hadjiev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hadjiev.
Melcher wants to get back to his feet.
Hadjiev working the strikes but Melcher uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Hadjiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Melcher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jon Melcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Macena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haha Urajoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macena comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent. On his way into the cage it seems that Daniel Macena has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Daniel Macena seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Macena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haha Urajoke!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macena shoots in and drives through. Urajoke sprawls well.
Macena with a poor takedown
so Urajoke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Urajoke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Macena dives on top into guard.
Macena throwing strikes but missing.
Macena loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Macena with a flurry of punches that miss.
Macena knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Urajoke on the ground.
Macena postures up in Urajoke's guard and throws a big left but Urajoke blocks it.
Macena throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Macena accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Macena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urajoke trying to keep a closed guard but Macena is proving a slippery customer.
Macena has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Urajoke to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Macena is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Urajoke pulls down on the head and he's put Macena to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Haha Urajoke! Haha Urajoke retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Haha Urajoke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tascius Cyprianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Star Spangled Banner. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tascius Cyprianus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage misses with a hook.
Cyprianus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cyprianus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cyprianus walks into a straight right hand from Savage.
A jab from Savage misses.
A big left from Savage misses.
Cyprianus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyprianus.
Cyprianus staying out of range there.
Cyprianus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Savages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cyprianus manages to avoid it.
Cyprianus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savage slips a straight right by Cyprianus.
Cyprianus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cyprianus throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Cyprianus misses the shot to the body.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Cyprianus is out of range.
Savage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Savage there as he acknowledges the shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Savage has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage avoids the body shot from Cyprianus.
Cyprianus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
A big right from Savage misses.
Savage misses with a hook
and Cyprianus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cyprianus looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Savage throws a hook but Cyprianus blocks it.
Savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cyprianus.
Cyprianus swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Cyprianus moved out of range nicely.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyprianus.
A shot to the liver by Savage. Beautiful body shot.
Savage lands a lovely overhand right.
Savage is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cyprianus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Cyprianus slips under a jab from Savage.
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!
Savage throws an off balance right hand
and Cyprianus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Cyprianus's head but Cyprianus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage lands a really nice looking cross but Cyprianus seems unphased.
Savage missing with a left hand there. Cyprianus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cyprianus.
Nice defenses there by Savage.
Cyprianus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cyprianus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cyprianus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cyprianus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Savage counters with a left to the body.
Cyprianus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cyprianus looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Savage misses.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyprianus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cyprianus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyprianus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage blocks a jab.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Cyprianus's head but Cyprianus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cyprianus lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Savage. That snapped Cyprianus's head back.
Cyprianus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cyprianus looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
A big right from Savage misses.
Cyprianus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage misses the jab.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cyprianus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cyprianus misses with a body shot.
Cyprianus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Savage misses with a lunging right hand
and Cyprianus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cyprianus misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Cyprianus ducks down to avoid it.
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cyprianus.
Cyprianus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Cyprianus misses.
Savage with a nice cross.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Cyprianus.
Cyprianus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savage misses with a hook. Cyprianus ducked under it nicely.
Cyprianus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyprianus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyprianus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
Cyprianus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Savage lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Cyprianus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tascius Cyprianus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cyprianus blocks a jab.
Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cyprianus throws a jab when Savage was well out of range.
Cyprianus throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tascius Cyprianus is winning the standup battle so far.
Cyprianus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cyprianus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Savage punishes Cyprianus's body with a nice straight punch.
Cyprianus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tascius Cyprianus has been cut.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyprianus.
A slow jab from Cyprianus misses its intended target.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Donk. Savage catches Cyprianus right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyprianus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Savage momentarily.
Cyprianus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage lands with a hook. Cyprianus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cyprianus.
Cyprianus throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
Cyprianus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyprianus misses with a hook.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyprianus.
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cyprianus.
Cyprianus scores with a nice right hand.
Savage slips a jab from Cyprianus.
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cyprianus.
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cyprianus misses the shot to the body.
Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Cyprianus moved out of range nicely.
Cyprianus moves away from the strike by Savage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyprianus slips under a jab.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cyprianus.
Cyprianus connects with a nice looking jab.
Cyprianus takes one to the chin there.
Cyprianus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage takes one to the chin there.
Cyprianus defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Cyprianus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cyprianus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Savage avoids the body shot from Cyprianus.
Savage defending well as Cyprianus loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cyprianus. Those never looked like landing.
Cyprianus throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cyprianus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Cyprianus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cyprianus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyprianus.
Cyprianus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savage at a distance.
Cyprianus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Cyprianus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Cyprianus lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Cyprianus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savage moves away from the strike by Cyprianus.
Cyprianus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyprianus.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Cyprianus.
Decent striking displayed by Savage there.
Savage looks to land a right hand but Cyprianus moved out of range.
Cyprianus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage slips under a jab.
Savage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cyprianus misses with a hook.
Savage 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.
Savage cracks Cyprianus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savage throws a lazy uppercut
and Cyprianus counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Cyprianus throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Savage lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tascius Cyprianus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tascius Cyprianus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Savage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cyprianus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Savage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cyprianus throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage misses with a looping left.
Cyprianus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Cyprianus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cyprianus misses with a few strikes there.
Cyprianus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savage's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Cyprianus ducks down to avoid it.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cyprianus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.
Savage misses with a looping left.
Cyprianus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage throws a lazy uppercut
and Cyprianus counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Cyprianus misses its intended target.
Cyprianus walks into a jab.
Cyprianus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Savage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Savage looks to throw the jab but Cyprianus is out of range.
Cyprianus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cyprianus.
Cyprianus scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cyprianus takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Cyprianus throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cyprianus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cyprianus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyprianus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cyprianus misses with an uppercut.
Cyprianus avoids the body shot from Savage.
Cyprianus misses with a wild body shot.
Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Cyprianus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyprianus.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Savage misses with a left hand
and Cyprianus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savage thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a hook to the body
and Cyprianus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Savage misses.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyprianus.
Cyprianus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Savage misses with a straight right.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cyprianus moves away.
Cyprianus Rushes Savage and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Savage is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Cyprianus Piles on the pressure and Savage crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tascius Cyprianus!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tascius Cyprianus thanked Mango Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Angel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldemar Koksowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paco Angel Marquez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paco Angel Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldemar Koksowicz!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koksowicz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koksowicz looks for a takedown but Marquez sprawls well.
Koksowicz closes the distance and clinches up with Marquez, looking for a takedown. Koksowicz pushes Marquez against the cage but Marquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paco Angel Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldemar Koksowicz.
Marquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koksowicz.
It looks like Waldemar Koksowicz has been cut.
Marquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koksowicz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Koksowicz cracks Marquez with a solid left hand.
Marquez is looking to stand up but Koksowicz isn't so interested in that idea.
Koksowicz is working Marquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koksowicz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marquez wants to stand and escape but Koksowicz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koksowicz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Koksowicz looks winded!
Koksowicz drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Koksowicz seems to have locked his on tight now - Marquez screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Koksowicz, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Waldemar Koksowicz!
Waldemar Koksowicz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Paco Angel Marquez had this to say: 'he got lucky ill knock his pu§§y a§§ out next time'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saloth Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Run Dmc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saloth Sar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Run Dmc!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmc has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sar.
Dmc throws a low kick, looking for Sar's leg but Sar calmly moves out of range.
Sar cracks the inside of Dmc's front leg.
Dmc takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dmc is looking to land body kicks.
Saloth Sar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sar scores with a push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Run Dmc has been cut.
Dmc looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sar throws a sloppy head kick and Dmc moves out of range easily.
Dmc takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sar lands a big head kick that sends Dmc tumbling to the mat! Sar takes a step backwards and waves Dmc back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dmc is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Sar throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Dmc is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Saloth Sar!
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