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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aquele Cara Americano Do Brasil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seek n Destroy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aquele Cara Americano Do Brasil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Beck!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck throws a hook to the side of Americano Do Brasil's head but Americano Do Brasil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beck scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aquele Cara Americano Do Brasil's cut is getting worse.
Beck throws a jab but it's blocked by Americano Do Brasil.
Beck misses with an uppercut. Americano Do Brasil saw that one coming.
Americano Do Brasil lands a big head kick that sends Beck tumbling to the mat! Americano Do Brasil takes a step backwards and waves Beck back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like John Beck has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beck misses with a looping left.
Americano Do Brasil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Americano Do Brasil! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aquele Cara Americano Do Brasil!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Do Armario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Mantuano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mantuano has chosen Fight Night as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Do Armario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Mantuano!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantuano scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Do Armario wants to control but Mantuano postures up.
Mantuano has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mantuano controlling from mount.
Do Armario wants to hold on but Mantuano pushes him away.
Mantuano looking to finish Do Armario with some ground and pound. This is bad for Do Armario!
Mantuano landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Armario is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mantuano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Do Armario is rocked!
Mantuano looking to isolate an arm here. Do Armario doesn't see it coming and as Mantuano extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Mantuano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kid Mantuano!
A very excited looking Kid Mantuano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Quizz Al Fazz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quizz Al Fazz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Anthony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fazz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fazz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fazz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fazz's calf.
Fazz moves out of range as Anthony throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fazz misses with a hook
and Anthony makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fazz thuds a left hand into Anthony's body.
Fazz checks a leg kick nicely.
Fazz misses with a head kick.
Anthony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anthony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justin Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fazz checks a low kick from Anthony.
Anthony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anthony throws a head kick but Fazz moves out of range.
Anthony avoids the head kick by Fazz.
Fazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anthony's head.
Anthony takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fazz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anthony finds it's way round the side to connect with Fazz's head.
A jab lands there for Anthony.
Anthony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthony misses with a series of wild punches.
Anthony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fazz throws a push kick but Anthony slaps the foot to one side.
Anthony falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fazz counters with a good low kick that Anthony was not able to check.
Fazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Fazz lands with a hook. Anthony tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fazz throws a hook but Anthony avoids it easily.
Anthony throws a right hand that Fazz ducks under and follows up with a left that Fazz also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Anthony.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fazz connects with a right hand. Anthony shakes it off.
Fazz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anthony misses with a combination
and Anthony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fazz misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Anthony is predictable there
and Fazz counters with a stiff right hand.
Anthony lands a slapping body shot.
Fazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Fazz avoids it well.
Anthony is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Anthony blocks a head kick by Fazz.
Fazz checks the leg kick.
Anthony throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fazz throws a head kick but Anthony moves out of range.
Fazz works over Anthony's head and body with a nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anthony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Fazz.
Anthony is looking to chop away at Fazz's legs.
Fazz takes a swing at Anthony's ribcage but misses.
Anthony swings for the body but Fazz moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Fazz scores with a four punch combination!
Anthony scoring well with a low kick there.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fazz throws a series of punches but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony takes a swing at Fazz's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Fazz.
Fazz thumps Anthony with a low kick.
Fazz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anthony had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fazz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch lands to the side of Anthony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Fazz thumps Anthony with a low kick.
Fazz lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Fazz.
Good standup being displayed there by Anthony as he connects with a hook.
Fazz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anthony moves out of range of the strikes.
Anthony lands a head shot.
Anthony lands a nice hook to Fazz's body. Fazz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fazz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fazz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anthony throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fazz misses with a looping left.
Anthony changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fazz misses with an uppercut.
Anthony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Justin Anthony will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fazz throws a body kick that misses.
Fazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony throws a low kick, looking for Fazz's leg but Fazz calmly moves out of range.
Fazz misses the shot to the body.
Fazz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anthony takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fazz lunges at Anthony with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anthony's hand.
Fazz dodges the punch combination from Anthony.
Fazz connects with a high kick.
Anthony pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fazz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anthony throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anthony looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fazz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fazz circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anthony lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anthony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anthony takes one on the button.
Fazz misses with a left hand
and Anthony counters with a low kick, right behind Fazz 's knee.
Fazz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anthony.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anthony.
Anthony's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anthony duly obliges.
Anthony has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fazz lands a jab to Anthony's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Anthony.
Anthony looks to score with a jab to the body but Fazz is just out of range.
Anthony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fazz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony looks to land a right hand but Fazz moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fazz thuds his right hand into Anthony's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anthony buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Anthony.
Anthony fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fazz misses the jab.
Fazz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anthony.
Anthony ducks under a wild hook from Fazz.
Fazz scores with a nice head shot.
Anthony throws a low kick but Fazz avoids it.
Justin Anthony is winning the standup battle so far.
Anthony throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fazz loads up on a big right hand but Anthony slips the punch.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fazz checks a leg kick.
Justin Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthony.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses.
Fazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anthony.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses
and Anthony counters with a nice leg kick.
Anthony takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anthony wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fazz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Fazz there.
Anthony lands a jab to Fazz's midsection.
Fazz blocks a head kick by Anthony.
Anthony uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fazz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fazz throws a right hand that Anthony ducks under and follows up with a left that Anthony also avoids with ease.
Fazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anthony lands a nice shot to the body.
Anthony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fazz circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Anthony. Those never looked like landing.
Anthony gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fazz.
Anthony thuds his shin into the meat of Fazz's side.
Fazz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fazz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anthony under the eye.
Fazz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anthony fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fazz's sensitive parts.
Fazz moves out of range as Anthony throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Anthony misses.
Fazz misses with a left hand
and Anthony counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Anthony will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fazz checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Fazz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fazz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anthony moves forwards but Fazz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fazz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anthony's head backwards.
Anthony looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fazz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anthony is looking to wear down Fazz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anthony throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Fazz finds it's way through Anthony's defenses.
Anthony thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anthony checks a leg kick.
Fazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anthony.
Fazz ducks under a wild hook from Anthony.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony throws a leg kick but Fazz checks it.
Fazz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fazz.
Anthony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fazz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthony clinches up against the cage.
Fazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anthony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anthony with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anthony takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fazz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anthony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony blocks a head kick by Fazz.
Quizz Al Fazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws a head kick that misses.
Fazz missing with a left hand there. Anthony was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anthony thumps Fazz with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Anthony.
Fazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anthony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fazz loads up on a big right hand but Anthony slips the punch.
Fazz takes a swing at Anthony's ribcage but misses.
Fazz throws a right and a left that Anthony avoids nicely.
Fazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Anthony - just one landing.
Fazz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz blocks a head kick by Anthony.
Anthony misses with a jab to the body
and Fazz counters with a series of strikes. Anthony will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fazz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fazz throws a head kick but Anthony moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Fazz.
Fazz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony misses with a wild combination.
Fazz misses with a hook
and Anthony counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Anthony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fazz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A good leg kick by Anthony.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Fazz misses
and Anthony makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anthony tries to clinch but Fazz is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fazz misses with a two punch combination.
Justin Anthony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range.
Anthony connects with a jab.
Anthony lands a really nice looking cross but Fazz seems unphased.
Fazz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fazz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anthony avoids the body shot from Fazz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony throws a push kick but Fazz slaps the foot to one side.
Anthony lands a two punch combo.
Anthony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quizz Al Fazz.
Well Anthony 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Anthony!
Justin Anthony decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Buck (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sauvage moves away from the strike by Buck.
Buck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sauvage.
Buck circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buck counters with a right hand to the body.
Buck looks to land a right hand but Sauvage moved out of range.
Buck scores with a sloppy right hand. Sauvage should have avoided that one.
Sauvage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sauvage is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buck drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sauvage right on the button. Sauvage goes down! Buck follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Buck gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Buck!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dai Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vernon comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rodney Blake was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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179 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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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
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dai Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodney Blake!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake scores with a body shot.
Vernon tries to move into range but Blake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Blake misses
so Vernon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blake controlling Vernon's posture.
Vernon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
Vernon preventing the sweep.
Vernon postures up in Blake's guard and throws a big left but Blake blocks it.
Vernon wants to pass the guard but Blake is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vernon tries to free his leg and advance position but Blake is retaining full guard.
Vernon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blake keeping full guard, as Vernon tries to pass.
Vernon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blake pulls Vernon in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blake keeping full guard, as Vernon tries to pass.
Blake looking for a sweep. Not yet Blake, not yet.
Vernon trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blake misses with a hook.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Vernon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blake avoids it really well and circles away.
Vernon throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vernon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vernon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vernon slips under a jab.
Vernon throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids the body shot from Vernon.
Good work by Vernon as he checks the leg kick.
Rodney Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vernon misses with a body shot.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vernon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake throws a body punch but Vernon moves out of range.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vernon thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Blake counters with a good, hard body kick but Vernon shrugs it off.
Vernon pushes Blake up against the cage in a clinch.
Vernon blocking some punches.
Blake lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vernon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vernon.
Vernon takes a shot to the head.
Blake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vernons head.
Vernon misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodney Blake will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blake scores with a jab to the body.
Blake lands a nice shot that snaps Vernon's head back.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Vernon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vernon thumps Blake with a low kick.
Blake sizes up Vernon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vernon is able to avoid easily.
Vernon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blake but Blake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blake misses with a hook
and Vernon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blake's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vernon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blake is pulling down on Vernon's head to control his posture.
Blake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vernon throwing strikes but missing.
Vernon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vernon throws an elbow that misses. Blake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vernon's guard. Nice move by Blake!
Blake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rodney Blake.
Blake dips to his left and cracks Vernon with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake slips a straight right by Vernon.
Vernon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodney Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vernon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake pushes Vernon away with a front kick.
Vernon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vernon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Blake wants to land a leg kick but Vernon is out of range.
A jab from Blake does it's job there.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake thumps Vernon with a low kick.
Blake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blake drops Vernon with a beautiful combination! Vernon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blake is looking for the KO!
Vernon is rocked!
Blake fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Vernon out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rodney Blake!
A relieved looking Rodney Blake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Potocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. never gonna stop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cody Funke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bartlomiej Potocki's chin.
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181 lbs
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184 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Potocki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potocki is looking to score with low kicks.
Funke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Potocki circles away quickly and effectively.
Potocki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Funke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Funke scores with a punch to the head.
Potocki takes one to the side of the head.
Funke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Funke's coach down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Funke's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Funke.
Potocki is rocked!
Funke dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Potocki has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cody Funke!
Cody Funke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaise Lamont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozuma Obata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamont kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Twisted Nerve. Obata has chosen Hijack The Terrorist Group - Hijack as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaise Lamont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozuma Obata!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamont tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Obata defends well and Lamont ends up having to push Obata into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lamont's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obata lands a shoulder strike.
Obata tries to throw a body punch but Lamont avoids it by throwing Obata back against the cage.
Obata blocking some punches.
Obata gets through Lamont's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Obata.
Obata tries to work over Lamont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamont manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Lamont's head coaches at Soco na măe - Stand Up Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Obata misses with a series of wild punches.
Lamont shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big right from Obata misses.
Obata has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lamont is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lamont tries to score a power double leg takedown but Obata sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lamont somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaise Lamont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamont throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Obata's waist but Obata gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lamont off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Obata misses with a two punch combination.
Obata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamont shoots in and drives through. Obata sprawls well.
A slow jab from Obata misses its intended target.
Obata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamont moves away.
Obata misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Obata.
It looks like Blaise Lamont has been cut.
Obata swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lamont.
Lamont shoots in for a double leg but Obata sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obata misses with a double jab.
Lamont dives in and grabs Obata's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obata pushes down on Lamont's head and hops out.
Obata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obata lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamont shoots in looking for a takedown. Obata tries to sprawl out of it but Lamont keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Obata manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Obata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamont fails to land the takedown.
Lamont shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Obata pinned against the cage. Obata gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Obata lands a nice hook to Lamont's body. Lamont takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamont shoots in looking for a takedown. Obata tries to sprawl out of it but Lamont keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Obata manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Obata misses with a few strikes there.
Lamont misses with the combination.
Obata fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Obata pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lamont back to the cage. Obata follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oooooh!!! Obata has knocked Lamont down with a huge combo! Obata steps away and waves a wobbly Lamont back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lamont is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamont showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obata.
Oh Lamont is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont has a takedown stuffed.
Lamont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obata moves away.
Lamont misses with a combination
and Obata counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lamont seems to have got his legs back now.
Obata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obata lands a two punch combo.
Obata lands with a right hand.
Blaise Lamont's cut is getting worse.
Obata throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamont.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamont shoots in for a takedown but Obata shows good takedown defense.
Obata misses with a body shot.
Obata throws a right and a left that Lamont avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozuma Obata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blaise Lamont's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Obata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamont manages to avoid it.
Lamont closes this distance looking for a takedown but Obata circles away.
Obata looks to throw the jab but Lamont is out of range.
Lamont tries for a takedown but Obata sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Obata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Obata scores with a nice right hand.
Obata throws a series of punches but Lamont moves out of range.
Obata scores with a body shot.
Lamont lands a glancing blow to the side of Obata's head.
Obata looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamont is just out of range.
Obata lands a nice looking body shot.
Obata misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Obata punishes Lamont's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obata misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Lamont or perhaps it was just good defense by Obata which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaise Lamont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obata lands with a nice combination. Lamont backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Obata finds it's way through Lamont's defenses.
Lamont will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lamont looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obata is fending him off so far but Lamont persists. Nope, Obata circles away and we're back to standing.
Obata lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obata cracks Lamont with an open hand slap.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lamont. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lamont throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obata bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lamont's head backwards.
Obata stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Obata wants it to stay on the feet.
Ozuma Obata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamont tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Obata defends well and Lamont ends up having to push Obata into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lamont misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamont blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obata throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamont.
Obata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamont dives in and grabs Obata's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obata pushes down on Lamont's head and hops out.
Obata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamont was well out of range. Poor timing from Obata.
Lamont fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Obata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamont.
Lamont fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamont on the side of the head.
Obata misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lamont counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lamont tries to work over Obata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obata lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lamont backwards.
Obata tries to throw a body punch but Lamont avoids it by throwing Obata back against the cage.
Obata lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obata breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obata. Lamont does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obata has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Obata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamont dodges the punch combination from Obata.
Lamont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lamont.
Lamont cracks Obata with a right hand to the side of the head.
Obata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lamont shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obata.
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!
Lamont shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lamont closes this distance looking for a takedown but Obata circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamont misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lamont shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Obata but Obata pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozuma Obata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blaise Lamont's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Obata lands a right hook to the body.
Obata closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Obata throws a series of punches but Lamont moves out of range.
Lamont dives in and grabs Obata's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obata pushes down on Lamont's head and hops out.
Obata thows a body shot but no joy.
Lamont misses with an uppercut.
Lamont gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Obata.
Lamont shoots for a takedown but Obata saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Obata lands the left hand.
Obata connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Obata punishes Lamont's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obata cracks Lamont with a hook to the temple - Lamont is on wobbly legs here! Obata swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lamont falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Obata wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ozuma Obata!
A less than humble Ozuma Obata 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hoban Washburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronco Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Washburn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Magic Carpet Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hoban Washburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronco Buster!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buster misses with a wild body shot.
Washburn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Buster 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.
Nice takedown defense from Buster. No joy for Washburn on that attempt.
Washburn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Buster quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Buster works his way to full guard. Good work.
Washburn throws a big right hand that misses.
Washburn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Washburn is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Buster controlling Washburn's posture.
Buster trying to control the position.
Washburn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Buster manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn keeping moving, preventing Buster from controlling successfully.
Washburn has Buster pulled in close to control his posture.
Buster wants to control from the top but Washburn keeps moving.
Washburn working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bronco Buster hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Washburn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Buster quickly recovers to half guard.
Buster is not content to let Washburn control the position.
Buster trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster moves into full guard.
Washburn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Washburn is looking to work some ground and pound but Buster has wrist control.
Washburn tries to free his leg and advance position but Buster is retaining full guard.
Washburn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Washburn throws a big elbow that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Washburn is working Buster over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Washburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Buster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washburn looking to sit in guard and control but Buster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buster looking to pass the guard.
Buster connects with a couple of short punches.
Washburn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Washburn is on top in guard.
Washburn trying to control but Buster is working from the bottom.
Washburn throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washburn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buster working a defensive guard here.
Buster has Washburn pulled in close to control his posture.
Buster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Washburn trying to control but Buster is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Washburn looks for a takedown but Buster sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoban Washburn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Buster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Washburn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Washburn somewhat.
Buster throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buster, as that shot connected.
Buster tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Washburn defends well and Buster ends up having to push Washburn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Buster misses with an elbow strike.
Washburn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buster backwards.
Washburn misses with a body punch.
Washburn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Washburn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Buster has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Washburn after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washburn looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoban Washburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washburn is trying to trip Buster. He has hold of a leg but Buster is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Washburn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Washburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Washburn throws a big elbow that misses.
Washburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buster looking to control.
Washburn 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.
Buster wants to stand up but Washburn is controlling him.
Washburn trying to control but Buster is working from the bottom.
Washburn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Buster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hoban Washburn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Buster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buster misses with a shot to the body
letting Washburn counter with a right hand.
Washburn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Buster looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washburn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Washburn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Washburn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Washburn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washburn trying to control the position but Buster is working away.
Washburn landing strikes.
Washburn is working Buster over with some ground and pound from side control.
Buster avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Washburn.
Buster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Washburn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Buster is looking to reverse the position.
Washburn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washburn remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Washburn cracks Buster with a big elbow.
Buster is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Washburn off and has taken his back!
Buster just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Buster tries to get the hooks in deep but Washburn pushed the leg off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washburn breaks Buster's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washburn looking to sit in guard and control but Buster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Washburn keeping moving, preventing Buster from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoban Washburn 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!
Buster fails to land the takedown.
Washburn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Washburn showed some decent athleticism there.
Washburn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Washburn is trying to control. Buster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Buster tries to get to full guard but Washburn has control of the leg.
Buster won't allow Washburn to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn slips a nice elbow through Buster's hands, connecting with Buster's forehead.
Washburn winds up and cracks Buster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Buster wants to get back to full guard.
Washburn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Washburn is keen to just control but Buster is a slippery customer.
Washburn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hoban Washburn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Washburn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Washburn wants to work for an arm triangle but Buster is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bronco Buster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washburn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Buster works his way to full guard. Good work.
Buster wants to stand but Washburn is controlling the position.
Washburn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Washburn preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washburn wants to pass the guard but Buster is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washburn stopping the sweep attempt from Buster.
Washburn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washburn postures up and lands a big shot to Buster's brow.
Buster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Washburn trying to control but Buster is working from the bottom.
Washburn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buster lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Washburn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buster landing strikes from the mount.
Buster working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Washburn is looking to get to half guard.
Washburn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washburn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Buster's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Buster's back!
Washburn softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Hoban Washburn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Washburn lands a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washburn is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Buster is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoban Washburn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Washburn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoban Washburn!
A victorious Hoban Washburn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Surfer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dude might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jack Johnson - You And Your Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Surfer Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Dude's shoulder, as Dude tries to avoid the shot.
Dude pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Dude settles back down.
Dude throws a low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dude throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Dude.
Dude misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dude's head backwards.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dude's hands.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dude takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've been told by Dude's head coaches at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dude throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez 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.
Dude throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dude throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Dude.
A left and a right from Alvarez both land. Nice combination.
Dude is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alvarez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dude. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surfer Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Dude misses
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Dude.
Dude throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez looks to land a combination. Dude sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alvarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Dude on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dude throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez throws a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Alvarez jabs Dude to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Surfer Dude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Dude connects with a looping right hand.
Dude attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dude misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Dude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dude.
Dude scores with a push kick.
Alvarez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dude looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Dude thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dude throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Dude lands a right hand.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Dude.
A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Dude tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Dude misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez is looking to control Dude's arms but Dude gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the cage.
Dude breaks the clinch.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Alvarez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Dude.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dude. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dude lands a leg kick that knocks Alvarez off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the head.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dude.
Dude takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dude momentarily.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Dude.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dude.
A punch combination from Dude misses.
Dude chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dude throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Dude throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvarez's calf.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dude, as that shot connected.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dude circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dude swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dude.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dude.
Sloppy strikes from Dude. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dude quickly recovers to half guard.
Alvarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alvarez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dude preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dude doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alvarez.
Alvarez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dude has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alvarez is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dude defends it well.
Dude wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dude moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dude momentarily.
Dude misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Dude.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Dude tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Dude.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Dude misses with a looping left.
Nick Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dude misses the shot to the body.
Dude looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Dude which made him look bad.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dude throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Dude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dude stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dude pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alvarez back to the cage. Dude follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dude thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Dude moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Alvarez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Dude avoids nicely.
Dude misses with a low kick.
Surfer Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Dude walks into a left hand.
Dude throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dude.
Alvarez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Alvarez moves forwards but Dude connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.
Dude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dude.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dude but Dude pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dude thows a body shot but no joy.
Dude takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target.
Dude scores with a three punch combo!
Dude paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab by Alvarez.
Dude drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dude jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez sizes up Dude with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alvarez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dude on the side of the head.
Dude throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Dude will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alvarez duly obliges.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Dude misses.
Dude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez 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.
Dude throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Dude.
Dude works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surfer Dude showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Alvarez!
After winning the bout, Nick Alvarez 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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