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Fight Night In Rio 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pirate King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Ollheos (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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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pirate King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Ollheos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a straight left.
Ollheos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ollheos but Ollheos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King throws a body kick that misses.
Ollheos leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King with a nice cross.
Ollheos thows a body shot but no joy.
Ollheos throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
King avoids the body shot from Ollheos.
Ollheos rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Ollheos slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Ollheos's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
King can't break the clinch.
Ollheos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Ollheos won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ollheos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ollheos blocks it with crossed arms.
Ollheos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King is breathing heavily.
Ollheos lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Ollheos is blocking nicely.
Ollheos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ollheos lands a left hand.
Ollheos breaks from the clinch.
King avoids the body shot from Ollheos.
King dodges the punch combination from Ollheos.
Ollheos misses with a straight right.
Ollheos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King tries to clinch up.
Ollheos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ollheos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down King rather than just go for the knockout.
Ollheos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ollheos presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ollheos.
Ollheos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King takes a shot to the head.
Ollheos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Ollheos.
King tries to pull guard but Ollheos holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pirate King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollheos stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ollheos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ollheos scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ollheos.
Ollheos lands a nice shot to the body.
Ollheos effectively controlling the action here.
Ollheos presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ollheos stalls.
Ollheos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ollheos lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ollheos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ollheos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Ollheos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ollheos misses with a double jab
and Ollheos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ollheos tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King avoids the body shot from Ollheos.
Ollheos misses with a hook.
Ollheos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ollheos clinches.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Ollheos is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollheos scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ollheos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ollheos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ollheos connects with a body shot.
Wagner Ollheos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ollheos throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Pirate King has been cut.
King walks into a straight right hand from Ollheos.
Ollheos misses with a wild body shot.
Pirate King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ollheos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ollheos moves into the clinch.
King tries to pull guard but Ollheos holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ollheos.
Ollheos manages to break the clinch.
Ollheos throws a right and a left that both miss.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King clinches but Ollheos breaks the clinch
and Ollheos counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ollheos.
Ollheos lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ollheos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ollheos controlling the action here for a moment.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ollheos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ollheos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ollheos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ollheos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ollheos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King tries to clinch but Ollheos moves out of range.
Ollheos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ollheos.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ollheos is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Ollheos circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wagner Ollheos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pirate King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
King tries to clinch
and Ollheos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ollheos.
King tries to break free but Ollheos pushes him back against the cage.
Ollheos digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Ollheos uses good head movement to avoid it.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ollheos breaks from the clinch.
Pirate King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King lands with a nice combination. Ollheos backs away looking to recover.
Ollheos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ollheos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ollheos.
Ollheos throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King avoids the body shot from Ollheos.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ollheos counters with a left to the body.
Ollheos throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Ollheos throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Ollheos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ollheos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
Ollheos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollheos scores with a hook to the body.
Ollheos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ollheos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Ollheos breaks from the clinch.
Ollheos misses with a looping right.
Ollheos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ollheos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ollheos ducks under a wild hook from King.
Ollheos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ollheos looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Ollheos misses with a jab, cross combination.
King throws the left hand but Ollheos avoids the punch easily.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ollheos.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King avoids the body shot from Ollheos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
King connects with the punch.
Ollheos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
Ollheos slips under a jab.
King throws a nice looking combination but Ollheos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King wants to clinch
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King jabs Ollheos right on the nose. Ollheos blinks but takes it well.
Ollheos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Ollheos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Ollheos misses the jab.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ollheos.
King looks to land a body kick but Ollheos moved away.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ollheos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ollheos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King lands a nice hook to Ollheos's body. Ollheos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ollheos gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ollheos breaks the clinch.
Ollheos staying out of range there.
King cracks Ollheos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pirate King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King scores with the left hand. Ollheos knows he should have avoided that one.
Ollheos tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ollheos instigates a clinch.
Ollheos lands a right hand.
Ollheos breaks the clinch.
Ollheos closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ollheos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ollheos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ollheos.
Ollheos lands a shot to the body.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ollheos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King missing with a left hand there. Ollheos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ollheos moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Ollheos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for King. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ollheos digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Ollheos works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Ollheos breaks from the clinch.
Ollheos cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ollheos has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ollheos.
Ollheos lands a nice uppercut.
Ollheos lands a nice uppercut.
Ollheos manages to break the clinch.
Ollheos throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wagner Ollheos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pirate King's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ollheos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King tries to clinch
and Ollheos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ollheos.
Ollheos is working King over against the cage.
Ollheos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ollheos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Ollheos slips a straight right by King.
King shoots and misses
and Ollheos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ollheos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ollheos throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Ollheos clinches with his opponent.
Ollheos just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Ollheos continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ollheos receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Ollheos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King tries to clinch up
and Ollheos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollheos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Ollheos which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ollheos misses with a hook.
Ollheos misses with a double jab.
King takes one to the chin there.
Ollheos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ollheos tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King throws a hook to the side of Ollheos's head but Ollheos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ollheos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ollheos has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King is trying to break the clinch but Ollheos has him pressed against the cage.
King has had enough of the clinch but Ollheos keeps him there for the moment.
Ollheos breaks the clinch.
King throws a nice looking combination but Ollheos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollheos throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ollheos clinches.
Ollheos breaks the clinch.
Wagner Ollheos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King throws a head kick but Ollheos moves out of range.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Ollheos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ollheos throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Ollheos throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pirate King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollheos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ollheos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ollheos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Ollheos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
Ollheos misses with an uppercut.
Ollheos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Donk. King catches Ollheos right on the button with a cross.
King tries to clinch up.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Ollheos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ollheos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ollheos!
Ollheos instigates a clinch.
Ollheos breaks from the clinch.
Ollheos cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch up
and Ollheos counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King tries to clinch but Ollheos is having none of it.
Ollheos staying out of range there.
Wagner Ollheos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ollheos walks into a jab.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King looks to throw the jab but Ollheos is out of range.
Ollheos throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King blocks a jab.
Ollheos loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Ollheos throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ollheos thows a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Pirate King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King throws a hook but Ollheos blocks it.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ollheos throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wagner Ollheos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ollheos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Wagner Ollheos!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Wagner Ollheos!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Wagner Ollheos!
Wagner Ollheos wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Brownridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hunstad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brownridge comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Pow. 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 Brian Hunstad was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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204 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Brownridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Hunstad!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownridge misses with an uppercut. Hunstad saw that one coming.
Brownridge rushes Hunstad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brownridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunstad moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunstad has Brownridge pressed against the cage, preventing Brownridge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brownridge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brownridge leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brownridge as Hunstad tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brownridge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunstad has clasped his hands together around Brownridge's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Brownridge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brownridge tries to buck Hunstad off but Hunstad is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunstad cracks Brownridge with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brownridge tries to improve position but can't.
Brownridge dodges the ground and pound from Hunstad.
Hunstad cracks Brownridge with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hunstad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Hunstad are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hunstad landing a few strikes.
Hunstad working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunstad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brownridge is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunstad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brownridge tries to buck Hunstad off but Hunstad is having none of it.
Hunstad creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brownridge sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brownridge is trying to improve his position.
Brownridge is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunstad darts in and clinches Brownridge up against the cage.
Hunstad letting Brownridge take a breather here.
Brownridge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge is trying to break free.
Brownridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brownridge closes the distance but Hunstad moves to the side
and Hunstad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brownridge is trying to break free.
Brownridge breaks the clinch.
Hunstad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunstad tries to move into range but Brownridge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunstad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownridge throws out the jab.
Brownridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunstad moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brownridge. Hunstad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunstad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brownridge counters with a crisp one two that drops Hunstad! Brownridge thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hunstad to his feet! Hunstad is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunstad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brownridge working hard to break the clinch.
Brownridge pushes Hunstad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brownridge is trying to break the clinch but Hunstad has him pressed against the cage.
Brownridge breaks the clinch.
Hunstad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownridge throws out the jab.
Brownridge misses with a straight left.
Brownridge tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Hunstad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunstad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunstad is looking to work some ground and pound but Brownridge has wrist control.
Hunstad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Hunstad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brownridge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunstad has time to react.
Brownridge lands a right hook to the body.
Hunstad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brownridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunstad moves away.
Brownridge misses with a few strikes there.
Brownridge looks to land a left hand but Hunstad moved out of range nicely.
Brownridge moves into range and clinches up with Hunstad.
Brownridge is pressed up against the cage. Hunstad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brownridge down to the mat. Brownridge avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brownridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunstad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brownridge clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Brownridge.
Brownridge wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunstad won't allow it.
Hunstad prevents Brownridge from breaking the clinch.
Brownridge tries to stall but Hunstad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brownridge is trying to break the clinch but Hunstad has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brownridge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownridge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunstad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brownridge is struggling to control the position.
Hunstad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brownridge is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brownridge wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunstad won't allow it.
Brownridge lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brownridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sean Brownridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brownridge throws an overhand right that lands on Hunstad's shoulder, as Hunstad tries to avoid the shot.
Sean Brownridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunstad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brownridge.
A jab from Brownridge misses.
Brownridge gets a clinch.
Brownridge is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunstad's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brownridge can't break the clinch.
Brownridge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunstad keeps control of Brownridge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brownridge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brownridge tries to break free but Hunstad pushes him back against the cage.
Brownridge tries to circle away but Hunstad has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brownridge.
Brownridge breaks the clinch.
Hunstad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunstad shoots in for a double leg but Brownridge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sean Brownridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Hunstad.
Hunstad tries to clinch but Brownridge is having none of it.
Brownridge closes the distance and clinches.
Brownridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brownridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Brian Hunstad has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brownridge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunstad momentarily.
Brownridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunstad circles away.
Brownridge lands a left and a right that send Hunstad crashing to the mat, dazed. Brownridge thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hunstad is rocked!
Hunstad is breathing heavily.
Brownridge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunstad is still on wobbly legs! Can Brownridge finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunstad seems to have recovered his senses.
Brownridge takes the fight into the clinch.
Brownridge is trying to break the clinch but Hunstad is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brownridge throws an elbow but misses.
Hunstad wants to stall.
Brownridge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brownridge tries to break free but Hunstad pushes him back against the cage.
Hunstad stalling in the clinch but Brownridge improves position.
Brownridge breaks from the clinch.
Brownridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brownridge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunstad doesn't seem bothered though.
Brownridge misses with a straight right.
Brownridge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunstad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sean Brownridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge closes the distance and clinches.
Brownridge gets underhooks to prevent Hunstad's takedown attempt.
Brownridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunstad swats away the attempt to clinch by Brownridge.
Sean Brownridge is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunstad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brownridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brownridge is looking to clinch but Hunstad is avoiding it.
Brownridge misses with a body shot.
Brownridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brownridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunstad circles away.
Brownridge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunstad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunstad moves in looking to clinch but Brownridge pushes him off.
Hunstad shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brownridge manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hunstad stopping the sweep attempt from Brownridge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brownridge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Hunstad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brownridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunstad.
Brownridge tries to clinch up
and Hunstad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hunstad working Brownridge over with strikes.
Hunstad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hunstad connects with a nice short shot to Brownridge's temple.
Hunstad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunstad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hunstad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunstad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownridge is trying to stand back up but Hunstad is controlling him
Brian Hunstad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brownridge wants to improve his position but Hunstad is controlling well.
Brownridge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunstad on the ground.
Brownridge moves into full guard.
Brownridge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunstad throws a big right hand that misses.
Brownridge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunstad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brownridge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunstad.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brownridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunstad was well out of range. Poor timing from Brownridge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brownridge wants to clinch up but Hunstad keeps it at a distance.
Hunstad darts in trying to clinch
and Brownridge counters with a series of strikes. Hunstad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunstad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brownridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brownridge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brownridge breaks the clinch.
Brownridge misses with a hook. Hunstad ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Brownridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brownridge throws a right hand that Hunstad ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunstad also avoids with ease.
Hunstad clinches but Brownridge breaks the clinch
enabling Brownridge to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunstad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunstad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brownridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunstad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brownridge swivels and escapes.
Hunstad drives through and clinches with Brownridge against the cage.
Brownridge is trying to break the clinch but Hunstad has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hunstad.
Brownridge breaks from the clinch.
Brownridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Brownridge.
Hunstad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hunstad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brownridge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hunstad looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brownridge is avoiding damage well.
Brownridge on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brownridge tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge is looking to reverse the position.
Hunstad landing strikes.
Hunstad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hunstad scoring with punches and elbows.
Brownridge tries to buck Hunstad off but Hunstad is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Hunstad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunstad 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 for Sean Brownridge!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Sean Brownridge!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Sean Brownridge!
Sean Brownridge wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cocky Balboner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Montagu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Balboner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You're The Best Around. Frank Montagu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cocky Balboner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Montagu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montagu throws a leg kick but Balboner moved away.
Balboner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balboner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboner lands with a hook. Montagu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Frank Montagu has been cut.
Montagu bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Balboner comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Montagu falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Montagu was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cocky Balboner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cain Noffsinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Untstinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noffsinger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Flash Gordon. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Noffsinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Untstinx!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noffsinger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Untstinx connects with a jab.
Untstinx throws out a loose jab but Noffsinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Untstinx thuds a left hand into Noffsinger's body.
Noffsinger moves into range and clinches up with Untstinx.
Noffsinger lands an elbow inside that Untstinx shrugs off.
It looks like Mike Untstinx has been cut.
Noffsinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noffsinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Untstinx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noffsinger throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Noffsinger.
Noffsinger throws an elbow that misses.
Noffsinger misses with a knee to the head.
Noffsinger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Noffsinger trying to land knees to the body.
Noffsinger has Untstinx pressed against the cage.
Noffsinger has Untstinx pressed against the cage, preventing Untstinx from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Noffsinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Untstinx's efforts to push away.
Noffsinger lands an elbow inside that Untstinx shrugs off.
Noffsinger lands a nice elbow.
Noffsinger looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Untstinx's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Untstinx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Untstinx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noffsinger looking to throw knees to the head but Untstinx is blocking nicely.
Noffsinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noffsinger tries to throw a body punch but Untstinx avoids it by throwing Noffsinger back against the cage.
Untstinx tries to circle away but Noffsinger has him pinned against the cage.
Noffsinger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Untstinx's defenses.
Noffsinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Noffsinger lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Mike Untstinx's cut even more.
Untstinx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Untstinx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noffsinger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Untstinx's brow.
Noffsinger misses with a punch to the body.
Untstinx is trying to break the clinch but Noffsinger is controlling him.
Noffsinger lands an elbow inside.
Noffsinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Untstinx's efforts to push away.
Noffsinger misses with a knee to the head.
Untstinx avoids a wild elbow strike from Noffsinger.
Noffsinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Untstinx avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Noffsinger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noffsinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Untstinx avoids it.
Noffsinger tries for a takedown but Untstinx manages to get underhooks.
Untstinx is trying to break free.
Noffsinger looking to throw knees to the head but Untstinx is blocking nicely.
Noffsinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Untstinx's efforts to push away.
Untstinx prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Noffsinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noffsinger is breathing heavily.
Untstinx wants to break the clinch but can't.
Untstinx blocks an elbow strike.
Noffsinger lands an elbow inside that Untstinx shrugs off.
Noffsinger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Untstinx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Untstinx gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Noffsinger.
Untstinx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Untstinx dodges an elbow strike from Noffsinger.
Untstinx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Noffsinger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Untstinx managing to block the knees to the body from Noffsinger.
Untstinx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Noffsinger lands an elbow just above Untstinx 's eye.
Noffsinger lands an elbow that stopped Untstinx in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noffsinger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Untstinx's brow.
Noffsinger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Untstinx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Untstinx.
Untstinx is trying hard to land a takedown here. Noffsinger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Noffsinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Untstinx.
Untstinx throws a body punch but Noffsinger moves out of range.
Noffsinger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Untstinx but Untstinx pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Untstinx swats away the attempt to clinch by Noffsinger.
Noffsinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Untstinx circles away.
Noffsinger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Noffsinger wants it to stay on the feet.
Noffsinger misses with a double jab.
Noffsinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noffsinger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Untstinx as he avoids it easily.
Noffsinger pushes Untstinx up against the cage in a clinch.
Untstinx prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Untstinx blocks an elbow strike.
Untstinx takes an elbow to the forehead.
Noffsinger working Untstinx over with knees to the body.
Noffsinger prevents Untstinx from breaking the clinch.
Noffsinger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noffsinger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noffsinger lands an elbow just above Untstinx 's eye.
Untstinx is trying to force a seperation but Noffsinger has the dominant position.
Noffsinger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Noffsinger lands an elbow inside.
Noffsinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Untstinx avoids it.
Noffsinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Untstinx blocks it with crossed arms.
Untstinx stops a takedown attempt from Noffsinger.
Untstinx blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noffsinger keeps control of Untstinx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Untstinx avoids the elbow strike from Noffsinger, against the cage.
Noffsinger prevents Untstinx from breaking the clinch.
Untstinx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Untstinx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Untstinx's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Noffsinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noffsinger ducks under a wild hook from Untstinx.
Untstinx looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Untstinx scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Untstinx displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noffsinger.
Noffsinger moves in looking to clinch but Untstinx pushes him off.
Noffsinger ducks under a wild hook from Untstinx.
Untstinx changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Noffsinger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noffsinger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Untstinx is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Noffsinger is trying to improve his position.
Untstinx stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Untstinx throws a right and a left that Noffsinger avoids nicely.
Noffsinger is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Untstinx misses with a hook. Noffsinger ducked under it nicely.
Untstinx fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noffsinger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Untstinx's corner calls for a 1-2. Untstinx obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Noffsinger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Untstinx throws out the jab.
Untstinx throws a body punch but Noffsinger moves out of range.
Noffsinger takes one on the button.
Noffsinger throws a head kick but Untstinx moves out of range.
Untstinx misses with the combination.
Noffsinger moves in looking to clinch but Untstinx pushes him off.
Noffsinger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Untstinx sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Noffsinger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Untstinx waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noffsinger.
Noffsinger has Untstinx up against the cage in a clinch.
Noffsinger tries to land knees in the clinch but Untstinx avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Noffsinger.
Untstinx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Untstinx tries to circle away but Noffsinger has him pinned against the cage.
Noffsinger lands an elbow just above Untstinx 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Untstinx's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Untstinx dodges an elbow strike from Noffsinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noffsinger throws an elbow but misses.
Untstinx working hard to break the clinch.
Untstinx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noffsinger throws an elbow that misses.
Noffsinger tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Noffsinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noffsinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Untstinx's efforts to push away.
Untstinx wants to get back to striking at distance but Noffsinger won't allow it.
Noffsinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noffsinger throws an elbow but it misses.
Noffsinger wants a takedown but no success here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noffsinger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Untstinx's brow.
Untstinx wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noffsinger has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noffsinger throws an elbow but misses.
Noffsinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Untstinx.
Untstinx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Untstinx's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Noffsinger misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noffsinger throws an elbow but misses.
Noffsinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Untstinx is defending well for now.
Noffsinger pushes off an throws an elbow but Untstinx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noffsinger looking to throw knees to the head but Untstinx is blocking nicely.
Untstinx lands with a left to the head.
Untstinx is trying to break the clinch but Noffsinger is controlling him.
Untstinx wants to get back to striking at distance but Noffsinger won't allow it.
Noffsinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noffsinger tries to land a knee to the head but Untstinx blocks with his arms.
Noffsinger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Noffsinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Untstinx's efforts to push away.
Untstinx blocks the elbow strike.
Untstinx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Noffsinger lands an elbow just above Untstinx 's eye.
Untstinx is trying to break the clinch but Noffsinger has him pressed against the cage.
Noffsinger misses with a punch to the body.
Noffsinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Untstinx avoids a wild elbow strike from Noffsinger.
Noffsinger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noffsinger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Untstinx is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Untstinx blocks the elbow strike.
Noffsinger tries to land a knee to the head but Untstinx blocks with his arms.
Noffsinger is looking to control Untstinx's arms but Untstinx gets an underhook and turns him. Now Noffsinger has his back to the cage.
Noffsinger misses with an elbow over the top.
Untstinx is trying to break the clinch but Noffsinger has him pressed against the cage.
Untstinx is trying to break the clinch but Noffsinger has him pressed against the cage.
Noffsinger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Noffsinger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noffsinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noffsinger lands an elbow that stopped Untstinx in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noffsinger.
Untstinx can't break the clinch.
Untstinx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Untstinx is trying to break the clinch but Noffsinger is controlling him.
Noffsinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Untstinx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Untstinx's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Noffsinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Untstinx misses with an uppercut. Noffsinger saw that one coming.
Untstinx tries to keep at a distance but Noffsinger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Untstinx takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noffsinger prevents Untstinx from breaking the clinch.
Noffsinger tries a body shot but Untstinx blocks it.
Noffsinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noffsinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noffsinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noffsinger keeps control of Untstinx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Untstinx successfully pulls guard.
Untstinx lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Noffsinger!
Untstinx takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noffsinger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Noffsinger wants to try and get back to his feet.
Untstinx controlling the position easily from mount.
Untstinx wants to control the pace but Noffsinger is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Untstinx controlling from the full mount.
Noffsinger is trying desperately to improve position.
Untstinx trying to control but Noffsinger is having none of it.
Noffsinger is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Untstinx wants to control the pace but Noffsinger is squirming around nicely.
Noffsinger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Noffsinger tries to get out of the position.
Untstinx controlling from the full mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Untstinx just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Untstinx throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Untstinx keeps the fight on the outside.
Untstinx misses with a two punch combination.
Untstinx showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noffsinger.
Noffsinger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Noffsinger wants to clinch.
Noffsinger feints and then cracks Untstinx's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Untstinx down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Noffsinger has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Noffsinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noffsinger pushes Untstinx up against the cage in a clinch.
Untstinx is trying to break the clinch but Noffsinger has him pressed against the cage.
Untstinx can't break the clinch.
Noffsinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noffsinger lands a damaging elbow.
Untstinx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Untstinx lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Noffsinger controlling the action here for a moment.
Untstinx managing to block the knees to the body from Noffsinger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noffsinger lands an elbow inside that Untstinx shrugs off.
Noffsinger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noffsinger keeps control of Untstinx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Noffsinger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noffsinger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Untstinx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Untstinx winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Mike Untstinx!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Mike Untstinx!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Mike Untstinx!
Mike Untstinx wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Najae Jabaguo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Najae Jabaguo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Najae Jabaguo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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255 lbs
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240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Najae Jabaguo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jabaguo.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Tommy Thompson has been cut.
Jabaguo looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Jabaguo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson with a poor takedown
and Jabaguo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabaguo wanted to stand there but Thompson had control of the position.
Thompson kicks Jabaguo off and gets to his feet.
Jabaguo throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabaguo.
Jabaguo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thompson sprawling to the canvas! Thompson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jabaguo finish him?!
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jabaguo defends it nicely.
Jabaguo misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jabaguo misses its intended target.
Jabaguo misses with a two punch combination.
Jabaguo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown. Jabaguo fights it but they end up in guard.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson postures up in Jabaguo's guard and throws a big left but Jabaguo blocks it.
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jabaguo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Thompson prevents Jabaguo from getting back to his feet.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabaguo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabaguo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson looks gassed!
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jabaguo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thompson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jabaguo looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Jabaguo throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Jabaguo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jabaguo.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jabaguo as he jumps to the side.
Najae Jabaguo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Jabaguo finds it's target.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabaguo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabaguo with a poor takedown
and Thompson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jabaguo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabaguo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson throwing strikes here but Jabaguo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jabaguo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Thompson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thompson looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jabaguo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabaguo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jabaguo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Jabaguo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a head shot.
Thompson won't let Jabaguo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Najae Jabaguo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Thompson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jabaguo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jabaguo prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson has Jabaguo pressed against the cage, preventing Jabaguo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jabaguo lands with a left to the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabaguo avoids it.
Thompson prevents Jabaguo from breaking the clinch.
Jabaguo wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson has Jabaguo pressed against the cage, preventing Jabaguo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jabaguo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jabaguo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jabaguo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jabaguo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jabaguo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Jabaguo - just one landing.
Jabaguo misses with a takedown
and Thompson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jabaguo!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Najae Jabaguo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabaguo really wants to buck Thompson off and get back to his feet.
Jabaguo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson cracks Jabaguo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Jabaguo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thompson raining down shots from the mount!
Jabaguo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Jabaguo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson breaks from Jabaguo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thompson lands a big elbow.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson with a couple of short strikes.
Thompson misses with a head shot.
Jabaguo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jabaguo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thompson raining down shots from the mount!
Thompson looking to ground and pound but Jabaguo is blocking nicely.
Jabaguo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jabaguo really wants to buck Thompson off and get back to his feet.
Jabaguo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jabaguo tries to get out of the position.
The referee warns Jabaguo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson punching from mount but Jabaguo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabaguo because Thompson loaded up on that one.
Jabaguo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tommy Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jabaguo wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jabaguo blocking the ground and pound.
Jabaguo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Thompson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jabaguo's face.
Jabaguo blocking the ground and pound.
Jabaguo is trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Jabaguo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabaguo because Thompson loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Thompson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jabaguo throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Jabaguo dodges it nicely.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Jabaguo is trying to stand up here but Thompson is controlling him well.
Jabaguo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jabaguo defending well though.
Thompson prevents Jabaguo from standing back up.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jabaguo defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jabaguo's head.
Thompson throwing shots but Jabaguo is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jabaguo misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabaguo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Jabaguo.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Jabaguo.
Thompson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson prevents Jabaguo from standing back up.
Thompson winds up and cracks Jabaguo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jabaguo is trying to stand back up but Thompson is controlling him
Jabaguo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Jabaguo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Jabaguo dodges it nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jabaguo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jabaguo!
Jabaguo is trying to stand.
Thompson looking to finish Jabaguo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jabaguo!
Jabaguo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thompson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Thompson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thompson punching from mount but Jabaguo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jabaguo tries to buck Thompson off but he can't manage it.
Thompson breaks from Jabaguo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thompson lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabaguo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Thompson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thompson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Thompson misses with a head shot.
Jabaguo is trying to stand up.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jabaguo hang on?
Jabaguo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabaguo because Thompson loaded up on that one.
That's four 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.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabaguo because Thompson loaded up on that one.
Jabaguo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thompson throws some wild stikes that Jabaguo manages to avoid easily.
Jabaguo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Jabaguo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Jabaguo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jabaguo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thompson.
Jabaguo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thompson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Tommy Thompson!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Tommy Thompson!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Tommy Thompson!
Tommy Thompson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen Paranoid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mick Savage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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23
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ritchie Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Savage!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li tries a knee to the head but Savage blocks it.
Savage is struggling to control the position.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li keeps control of Savage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Savage is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Li.
It looks like Mick Savage has been cut.
Savage gets through Li's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Savage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Savage wants to break free but Li has control.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savage is defending well for now.
Savage tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Savage is leaning against Li and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li throws an elbow that misses.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Savage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savage's efforts to push away.
Li tries a knee to the head but Savage blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage lands a body shot.
Savage taking a breather.
Savage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li prevents Savage from breaking the clinch.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Savage won't want to take too many of those.
Savage cracks Li with a nice body shot.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Savage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Savage wants to break free but Li has control.
Savage taking a breather.
Savage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Savage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Savage lands with a right to the head.
Savage is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Savage trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Savage has Li pushed against the cage.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Savage can't break the clinch.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Savage tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Savage is working Li over against the cage.
Savage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Savage lands an uppercut.
Li has Savage pressed against the cage, preventing Savage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Savage working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Savage.
Savage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savage works on Li's body with a couple of short punches.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Savage working hard to break the clinch.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Savage scores with a jab to the head.
Li is rocked!
Savage lands with a big right hook that stumbles Li - he's out on his feet here! Savage follows up with another monster hook that separates Li from consciousness! Li falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Savage stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mick Savage!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Buckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Feel Wonderful kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Red Buckles has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Red Buckles seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Red Buckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Buckles circles away.
Lester is looking to slow Buckles down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Buckles.
Buckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Buckles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buckles.
Buckles tries to keep at a distance but Lester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buckles blocks it with crossed arms.
Buckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buckles is trying to break the clinch but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester keeps control of Buckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buckles is trying to break the clinch but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Buckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buckles managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Buckles blocks it.
Buckles has had enough of the clinch but Lester keeps him there for the moment.
Lester landing knees to the body.
Lester looking to slow down the pace here.
Lester crunches a lovely knee into Buckles's ribcage.
Lester looking to throw knees to the head but Buckles is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckles avoids the damage to the body.
Buckles is trying to break free.
Lester lands a nice elbow.
Lester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buckles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buckles tries to break the clinch but Lester is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Buckles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckles tries to break the clinch but Lester is controlling the position.
Buckles tries to circle away but Lester has him pinned against the cage.
Buckles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buckles's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lester.
Buckles is breathing heavily.
Lester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buckles takes an elbow to the temple.
Lester has Buckles pressed against the cage, preventing Buckles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lester stalls.
Lester with a knee to the head.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Lester.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lester landing knees to the head.
Lester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buckles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Lester.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Buckles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buckles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester lands an elbow just above Buckles 's eye.
Lester lands a knee to the head.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buckles's face.
Knees to the body from Lester.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Lester lands an elbow inside.
Lester lands a knee to the body.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckles avoids it.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buckles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester lands a knee to the head.
Buckles tries to circle away but Lester has him pinned against the cage.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buckles's efforts to push away.
Lester keeps control of Buckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lester scores with a knee to the head.
Buckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buckles tries to break the clinch but Lester is controlling the position.
Buckles is trying to break free.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Lester looking to stall.
Lester manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Buckles wants to break free but Lester has control.
Lester lands an elbow just above Buckles 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester prevents Buckles from breaking the clinch.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Buckles wants to break free but Lester has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Buckles is trying to break the clinch but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Buckles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Buckles tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Buckles wants to break free but Lester has control.
Lester lands an elbow just above Buckles 's eye.
Buckles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Buckles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Lester.
A knee to the head by Lester.
Lester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buckles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Lester taking a breather.
Buckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buckles tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lester connects with a knee to the head.
Buckles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lester landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckles is trying to break free.
Lester lands a nice knee to the body.
Buckles wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
Buckles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lester.
Lester moves into range and clinches up with Buckles.
Buckles is looking to break free of the clinch but Lester has double underhooks.
Buckles wants to break free but Lester has control.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Buckles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Lester dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lester lands a nice knee to the body.
Lester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buckles takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buckles avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
Buckles tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Buckles is trying to force a seperation but Lester has the dominant position.
Lester prevents Buckles from breaking the clinch.
Buckles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Buckles blocks a jab.
Buckles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buckles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lester is looking to clinch but Buckles is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buckles. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester clinches with his opponent.
Buckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buckles wants to break free but Lester has control.
A knee to the head by Lester.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buckles's efforts to push away.
Lester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buckles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Lester is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buckles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Buckles takes an elbow to the temple.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lester.
Buckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckles avoids the damage to the body.
Buckles is trying to break free.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckles avoids it.
Moe Lester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lester scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lester.
A frustrated look appears on Buckles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buckles tries to circle away but Lester has him pinned against the cage.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buckles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lester keeps control of Buckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lester lands a damaging elbow.
Buckles has had enough of the clinch but Lester keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Lester.
Buckles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Buckles managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester is trying to stall.
Buckles is trying to break free.
Lester landing knees to the body.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Buckles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buckles working hard to break the clinch.
Buckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckles.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buckles tries to circle away but Lester has him pinned against the cage.
Buckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckles.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buckles is trying to break the clinch but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckles avoids the damage to the body.
Buckles blocks an elbow strike.
Buckles is trying to break the clinch but Lester is controlling him.
Buckles working hard to break the clinch.
Buckles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buckles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buckles tries to circle away but Lester has him pinned against the cage.
Buckles has had enough of the clinch but Lester keeps him there for the moment.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buckles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buckles is trying to break the clinch but Lester is controlling him.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Lester.
Lester lands an elbow that stopped Buckles in his tracks for a moment.
Lester with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lester keeps control of Buckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lester landing knees to the body.
Buckles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buckles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
Buckles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buckles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buckles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lester crunches a lovely knee into Buckles's ribcage.
Lester landing knees to the head.
Buckles tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Lester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buckles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Buckles wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Lester.
Lester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckles avoids it.
Lester wants to stall.
Buckles tries to break the clinch but Lester is controlling the position.
Buckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Lester.
Lester keeps control of Buckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lester lands a nice elbow.
Buckles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lester has Buckles pressed against the cage, preventing Buckles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lester holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Buckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lester.
Lester lands an elbow inside that Buckles shrugs off.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckles.
Buckles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buckles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buckles wants to break free but Lester has control.
Buckles tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lester.
Buckles wants to break free but Lester has control.
Lester lands an elbow inside.
Lester keeps control of Buckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buckles is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lester lands a knee to the head.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Buckles is trying to break free.
Buckles can't break the clinch.
Lester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buckles working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buckles moves out of range as Lester throws a body kick.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buckles moves away.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Buckles.
Lester throws a leg kick which misses Buckles's front leg but catches the back leg as Buckles tries to avoid it.
A left and a right from Buckles both land. Nice combination.
Buckles lands a jab-cross combination.
Buckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Lester swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Lester.
Buckles cracks Lester with an open hand slap.
Lester scoring well with a low kick there.
Buckles takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buckles moves away from the strike by Lester.
Buckles throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
No joy there for Buckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lester, right into the meat.
Buckles steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lester. That one must have hurt.
Lester tries to clinch up.
Lester forces Buckles back against the cage and clinches.
Lester crunches a lovely knee into Buckles's ribcage.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lester lands an elbow inside.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
Lester with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Lester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buckles is looking to break free of the clinch but Lester has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buckles's efforts to push away.
Lester with a knee to the head.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Buckles is trying to break the clinch but Lester is controlling him.
Lester with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buckles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buckles breaks from the clinch.
Buckles scores with a jab. Lester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
Lester attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
Lester has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Lester.
Buckles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lester rushes Buckles and presses him up against the cage.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckles avoids it.
Buckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lester trying to stall but Buckles improves his position.
Buckles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buckles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buckles.
Lester moves into range and clinches up with Buckles.
A frustrated look appears on Buckles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester trying to stall but Buckles improves his position.
Buckles wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
Buckles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester lands a knee to the head.
Buckles tries to circle away but Lester has him pinned against the cage.
Lester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buckles managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester keeps control of Buckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buckles is trying to force a seperation but Lester has the dominant position.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lester has Buckles pressed against the cage, preventing Buckles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buckles is trying to break free.
Lester lands an elbow that stopped Buckles in his tracks for a moment.
Lester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckles avoids the damage to the body.
Lester lands an elbow just above Buckles 's eye.
Lester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Buckles managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Buckles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Buckles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buckles can't break the clinch.
Buckles has had enough of the clinch but Lester keeps him there for the moment.
Buckles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lester has Buckles pressed against the cage, preventing Buckles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Buckles managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Buckles wants to break free but Lester has control.
Buckles is trying to break free.
Buckles is trying to break free.
Buckles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckles won't want to take too many of those.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buckles takes an elbow to the temple.
Buckles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lester with a knee to the head.
Lester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lester wants to stall.
Red Buckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckles avoids the damage to the body.
Buckles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckles.
Buckles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Lester.
Buckles tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lester has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Moe Lester!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Moe Lester!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Moe Lester!
Moe Lester wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Leads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Bernardes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rocky Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Roger Bernardes enters the cage!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Leads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Bernardes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leads throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leads needs to keep his hands up - Bernardes had a free shot at his head there.
Leads misses the shot to the body.
Bernardes connects with a nice looking jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leads just misses with a punch to the body.
Leads scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roger Bernardes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leads misses the jab.
Bernardes scores with a punch to the head.
Bernardes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leads counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernardes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leads moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leads works Bernardes's body with a nice hook.
Bernardes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bernardes slips a jab and a cross from Leads.
Leads misses with a few strikes there.
Bernardes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bernardes!
Leads throws a body punch but Bernardes moves out of range.
Bernardes throws the left hand but Leads avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Leads.
Leads fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bernardes looks gassed!
Leads uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bernardes.
Leads lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leads lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leads scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leads is looking to wear down Bernardes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leads lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Bernardes falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Donald Leads!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by The Fight Song by Marilyn Manson. Rogerio Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Rua's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Rua thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie looks gassed!
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!
Rua throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Rua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Rua.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rua darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua scores with a leg 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!
Rua scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie moves forwards but Rua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rua throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Rua.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Rua checks it
and Rua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rua darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marco Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua thumps Gracie with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rua dominated that round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua lands with a good body shot.
Rua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rua.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Marco Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rua throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rua darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rua thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Marco Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Marco Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Rua wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a body kick the misses
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rua dominated that second round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie checks a low kick from Rua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua blocks the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Rua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rua.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rua doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rua is trying to stand.
Rua trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Rua checks a low kick from Gracie.
Rua checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Rua misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Gracie is pushing down on Rua's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rua is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rua counters with an inside leg kick.
Rua misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rua has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gracie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Rua checks it
and Rua counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Gracie really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rua tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Rua throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rua counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Rua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Rua thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rua feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Rua cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rua tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Rua blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie checks a low kick from Rua.
Rua lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Rua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rua had his way with Rogerio Gracie in that round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Rua misses with a leg kick.
Rua throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua is looking to score with low kicks.
Rua gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Rua wriggles free and stands up.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rua throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie tries to land a body kick
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Rua tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marco Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Rua cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogerio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Marco Rua!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Marco Rua!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Marco Rua!
Marco Rua wins by unanimous decision!
Marco Rua is the new light heavyweight champion!
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