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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Alexander Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Walter Alexander Zelaya enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Alexander Zelaya!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelaya loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch.
Wagner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zelaya tries to avoid it but Wagner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zelaya to the ground. Zelaya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zelaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Zelaya throws a series of punches but Wagner moves out of range.
Zelaya tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
Zelaya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zelaya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zelaya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wagner's sensitive parts.
Zelaya throws out a loose jab but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zelaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Zelaya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wagner is defended easily by Zelaya.
Zelaya just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Wagner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zelaya scores with a jab. Wagner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zelaya darts in and clinches Wagner up against the cage.
Zelaya is pressed up against the cage. Wagner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zelaya down to the mat. Zelaya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zelaya closes the distance and clinches.
Zelaya lands with a right to the head.
Zelaya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner goes for a takedown attempt but Zelaya pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've been informed that Zelaya has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Walter Alexander Zelaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walter Alexander Zelaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wagner with a poor takedown
and Zelaya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zelaya sprawls well. Zelaya wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wagner gets slowly back to his feet.
Zelaya throws a shot from downtown. Wagner moves away and avoids it.
Wagner staying out of range there.
Zelaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zelaya lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zelaya.
Wagner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zelaya tries to avoid it but Wagner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zelaya to the ground. Zelaya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wagner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wagner gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zelaya trying to control here.
Zelaya throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zelaya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wagner is working away from the top position though.
Zelaya moves into full guard.
Wagner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wagner throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zelaya's head.
Wagner trying to control but Zelaya is working from the bottom.
Zelaya is trying to keep Wagner in close.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Zelaya keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zelaya is on top in guard.
Zelaya slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wagner desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Zelaya there.
Wagner tries to roll over but Zelaya keeps him under control.
Zelaya lands with a punch from half guard.
Zelaya is keen to just control but Wagner is a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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. Zelaya connects with a nice short shot to Wagner's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagner tries to roll over but Zelaya keeps him under control.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zelaya works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Alexander Zelaya dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wagner moves out of range as Zelaya strikes.
Wagner checks a low kick from Zelaya.
Zelaya lands with a right hand.
Zelaya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wagner.
Zelaya throws the kick towards the body but Wagner avoids it.
Wagner has a takedown stuffed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zelaya. That's going to slow Wagner down.
Wagner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zelaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Zelaya.
Zelaya misses the shot to the body.
Zelaya is looking to slow Wagner down with leg kicks.
Zelaya sizes up Wagner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zelaya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zelaya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zelaya rushes Wagner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wagner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zelaya lands with a light punch inside.
Wagner can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zelaya prevents it.
Zelaya is working Wagner over against the cage.
Zelaya is working Wagner over against the cage.
Zelaya gets through Wagner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wagner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Zelaya on the inside.
Zelaya is working Wagner over against the cage.
Zelaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zelaya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wagner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zelaya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wagner can't get the takedown.
Zelaya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zelaya.
Zelaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wagner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A body shot lands from Zelaya.
Zelaya digs a right hand into Wagner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wagner's gas tank.
Zelaya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zelaya lands a nice knee to the body.
Zelaya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wagners head.
Zelaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Zelaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Zelaya.
Zelaya lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zelaya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wagner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zelaya avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zelaya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zelaya works on Wagner's body with a couple of short punches.
Zelaya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zelaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wagner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zelaya digs a right hand underneath Wagner's ribcage. Wagner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zelaya.
Zelaya cracks Wagner with a nice body shot.
Zelaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wagner wants a takedown.
Zelaya lands a shoulder strike.
Zelaya lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner tries for a takedown. No joy.
A hook to the body from Zelaya.
Zelaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Zelaya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zelaya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zelaya lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zelaya.
Zelaya works on Wagner's body with a couple of short punches.
Zelaya lands a body punch.
Wagner is trying to drag Zelaya to the mat but Zelaya just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zelaya scores with a knee to the head.
Walter Alexander Zelaya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zelaya lands a nice uppercut.
Zelaya lands with a right to the head.
Zelaya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zelaya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wagner or not.
Zelaya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zelaya is working Wagner over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zelaya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zelaya lands a left hand.
Zelaya digs a right hand into Wagner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wagner's gas tank.
Zelaya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zelaya scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Alexander Zelaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zelaya thuds a left hand into Wagner's body.
Zelaya with a nice cross.
Wagner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zelaya avoids it really well and circles away.
Zelaya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zelaya wants it to stay on the feet.
Wagner slips a straight right by Zelaya.
Wagner tries for a takedown but Zelaya circles away easily
and Zelaya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zelaya's waist but Zelaya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wagner off to one side.
Zelaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Zelaya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Zelaya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zelaya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Zelaya misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zelaya tries to clinch up.
Zelaya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zelaya throws the left hand but Wagner avoids the punch easily.
Wagner slips a jab from Zelaya.
Wagner walks into a straight right hand from Zelaya.
Wagner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zelaya is looking to clinch.
Zelaya connects with a right hand. Wagner shakes it off.
Wagner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zelaya misses with a body shot.
Wagner staying out of range there.
Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zelaya.
Walter Alexander Zelaya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wagner.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zelaya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zelaya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Wagner looks for a takedown but Zelaya sprawls well.
Wagner looking to score a takedown here. Zelaya is defending well but Wagner drives through and ends up in Zelaya's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zelaya has Wagner pulled in close to control his posture.
Zelaya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wagner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zelaya has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelaya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zelaya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zelaya is on top in guard.
Zelaya trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Zelaya engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zelaya's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Walter Alexander Zelaya wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zelaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wagner checks a leg kick.
Zelaya tries to clinch up.
Zelaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zelaya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from Zelaya misses.
Zelaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown but Zelaya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Zelaya misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zelaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zelaya gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kurt Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Alexander Zelaya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zelaya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Alexander Zelaya!
After winning the bout, Walter Alexander Zelaya thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasconcelos Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasconcelos Vitor!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kramer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kramer.
Vitor gets control of Kramer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vitor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kramer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kramer landing some decent shots from guard.
Kramer is fighting to break Vitor's control of his arms but Vitor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vitor is trying to control the position but Kramer postures up.
Vitor is looking to stand up but Kramer isn't so interested in that idea.
Kramer trying to control the position from guard on top but Vitor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kramer forces his way into half guard.
Kramer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor is trying to stand.
Vitor wants to improve his position but Kramer is controlling well.
Kramer trying to control from half guard but Vitor is working away.
Kramer throwing shots but Vitor is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kramer working Vitor over with strikes.
Vitor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kramer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kramer working Vitor over with strikes here.
Vitor is rocked!
Vitor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitor tries to hold on but Kramer postures up.
Vitor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vitor working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer lands a big shot to the head and Vitor winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Kramer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trooper comes into a darkened arena with his song building. №1 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 Super Trooper was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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290 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roderick Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Trooper!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trooper slips a jab from Jenkins.
Trooper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jenkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jenkins cracks Trooper with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Super Trooper has been cut.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Trooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trooper tries for a takedown but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trooper blocks a low kick nicely.
Jenkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trooper is defended easily by Jenkins.
Trooper has a takedown stuffed.
Roderick Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Trooper.
Jenkins lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trooper throws a good cross that connects.
We've been hearing reports that Jenkins has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jenkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trooper doesn't seem bothered though.
Trooper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Trooper looks winded!
Jenkins jabs Trooper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jenkins cracks Trooper with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins throws a front kick that sends Trooper stumbling back into the cage.
Trooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins cracks Trooper with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Trooper looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jenkins finish him?
Trooper is rocked!
Jenkins lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Trooper up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Jenkins from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Trooper's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roderick Jenkins!
A victorious Roderick Jenkins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lukashenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukashenko has chosen Belarus National Anthem as his entrance music. Alexander Lukashenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Lukashenko!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukashenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lukashenko throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Lukashenko tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lukashenko misses the target.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lukashenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Lukashenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith is pushing Lukashenko's head away, looking to escape. Lukashenko manages to hold on to the position though.
Lukashenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lukashenko lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lukashenko trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lukashenko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lukashenko is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Lukashenko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lukashenko trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Lukashenko controls the position from side control.
Lukashenko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Lukashenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lukashenko working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Lukashenko in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Lukashenko tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Still in half guard, Lukashenko seems content to control.
Lukashenko is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is positioning himself well to prevent Lukashenko advancing to mount.
Smith tries to kick Lukashenko off but Lukashenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexander Lukashenko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lukashenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Lukashenko circles away.
Lukashenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lukashenko misses with a double jab
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexander Lukashenko has been cut.
Lukashenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Lukashenko has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lukashenko or not.
Lukashenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lukashenko moves away from the strike by Smith.
Lukashenko keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Lukashenko throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice cross by Lukashenko.
Lukashenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith has Lukashenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Lukashenko is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Lukashenko breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lukashenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Lukashenko with a nice cross.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Lukashenko shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lukashenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lukashenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lukashenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Lukashenko as he connects with a hook.
Smith tries to clinch up but Lukashenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Lukashenko slips the punch.
Lukashenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lukashenko somewhat.
Lukashenko misses with a head kick.
A big right from Lukashenko misses.
Smith misses with a hook
and Lukashenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lukashenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lukashenko cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Lukashenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Lukashenko is rocked!
Smith lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Lukashenko up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Smith from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Lukashenko's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donovan Smith!
A relieved looking Donovan Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by La Valse d'Amelie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touret tries to clinch up.
Dragic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Touret moves away.
Touret is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Dragic misses.
Some wild striking there from Dragic.
Touret has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dragic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Touret fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Touret lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Touret moves out of range of the body kick.
Dragic lands a head kick. Touret smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Julien Touret has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragic keeps the fight on the outside.
Touret is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dragic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Touret scoring well with a low kick there.
Touret staying out of range there.
Touret lands a jab to Dragic's midsection.
Dragic just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragan Dragic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragic misses the shot to the body.
Touret fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dragic throws a sloppy head kick and Touret moves out of range easily.
Touret scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dragic in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Touret moves in looking to clinch but Dragic pushes him off.
Touret tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dragic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Touret tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Touret takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dragic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic misses with a wild body shot.
Dragic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Touret tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dragic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragic misses with a head kick.
Touret showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragic.
Dragic keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragic throws a lazy right hand but Touret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Touret defending well as Dragic loads up on a big left hand.
Dragic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Touret moves in looking to clinch but Dragic pushes him off.
Donk. Dragic catches Touret right on the button with a cross.
Dragic throws a poor cross that misses
and Touret counters with a nice leg kick.
Touret tries to clinch up but Dragic circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret doesn't manage to clinch there - Dragic circles away.
Touret darts in and clinches Dragic up against the cage.
Touret looking to throw knees to the head but Dragic is blocking nicely.
Dragic blocks an elbow strike from Touret.
Touret tries to land a knee to the head but Dragic blocks with his arms.
Dragic is looking to control Touret's arms but Touret gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dragic has his back to the cage.
Touret throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dragic avoiding damage as Touret throws knees to the body.
Touret using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dragic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Touret connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dragic's face.
Dragic avoids a wild elbow strike from Touret.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
Touret throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragic throws a head punch that misses.
Dragic managing to block the knees to the body from Touret.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Touret.
Touret throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dragic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dragic.
Touret tries to clinch but Dragic moves out of range.
Touret fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragic throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Touret moves away.
Touret moves out of range as Dragic throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Touret.
Dragic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragic misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julien Touret will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julien Touret's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dragic lands with a kick to the temple. Touret shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Touret is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Touret moves into the clinch successfully.
Touret lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Touret just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dragic's brow.
A body shot lands from Touret.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Touret displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dragic up against the cage.
Touret working Dragic over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Touret looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Touret works on Dragic's body with a couple of short punches.
Touret digs a right hand underneath Dragic's ribcage. Dragic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Touret tries to work over Dragic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Touret will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dragic up against the cage.
Touret lands a good knee to the midsection. Dragic won't want to take too many of those.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Dragan Dragic has been cut.
Touret creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Touret landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Touret lands a damaging elbow.
Touret is working Dragic over against the cage.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Touret lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic managing to block the knees to the body from Touret.
Touret with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Touret lands an elbow just above Dragic 's eye.
Touret slows down the pace here.
Touret gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dragic tries to break free but Touret pushes him back against the cage.
Touret cracks Dragic with a nice body shot.
Touret stalling in the clinch.
Dragic dodges an elbow strike from Touret.
Touret throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragic blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Touret.
Dragic is rocked!
Julien Touret seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Touret lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Dragic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Touret comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Touret obliges.
Touret lands an elbow just above Dragic 's eye.
Touret misses with a knee strike.
Dragic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Touret lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Touret stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dragic has a couple of punches blocked by Touret.
Dragic breaks the clinch.
Dragic seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Touret closes the distance and clinches.
Touret stalling.
Touret using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dragic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dragic avoids a wild elbow strike from Touret.
Touret lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Touret.
Touret looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Touret throws an elbow but misses.
Touret lands a good knee to the midsection. Dragic won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Touret lands a knee to the body.
Touret scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Touret utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julien Touret showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dragic keeps the fight on the outside.
Touret tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dragic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragic tries to work over Touret's front leg with a kick but Touret checks it.
Touret is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Touret walks into a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Touret looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragic throws an overhand right that lands on Touret's shoulder, as Touret tries to avoid the shot.
Touret clinches with his opponent.
Dragic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Touret landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Touret throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragic blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic avoiding damage as Touret throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Touret landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Touret scores a nice knee to the body.
Touret lands a left hand.
Touret has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dragic blocks an elbow strike.
Touret lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
Touret creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dragic's defenses.
Touret slowing the pace effectively.
Touret with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Touret throws an elbow that misses.
Touret throws an elbow that misses.
Dragan Dragic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
Dragic avoids a wild elbow strike from Touret.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dragan Dragic's cut is getting worse.
Touret gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Touret stalling.
Touret throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dragic trying to stall but Touret improves his position.
Dragic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragic avoids the damage to the body.
Touret unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dragic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Touret holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Touret gets through Dragic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragic blocks an elbow strike from Touret.
Touret working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dragic being controlled against the cage.
Touret tries a knee to the head but Dragic blocks it.
Touret lands with a right to the head.
Touret throws an elbow but it misses.
Dragic takes an elbow to the temple.
Touret throws an elbow but it misses.
Dragic blocks the elbow strike.
Julien Touret is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragic avoids the damage to the body.
Touret putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dragic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Touret scores with a nice hook to the head.
Touret drops Dragic onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dragic is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Dragic avoids the damage to the body.
Clinched against the cage, Touret lands a big elbow that drops Dragic! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Dragic is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julien Touret!
Julien Touret thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Delerium - Silence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Ryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dammon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
Dammon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dammon cracks a nice hook into Ryan's ribs.
Dammon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dammon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ryan's hands.
It looks like Jack Ryan has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dammon checks a leg kick.
Dammon misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan lands a jab.
Dammon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryan looks to clinch
and Dammon counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan scores with a jab to the body.
Dammon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dammon throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
Dammon ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Dammon throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Dammon looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon misses with a looping left.
Ryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dammon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Dammon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan is looking to control Dammon's arms but Dammon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Dammon.
Dammon has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dammon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan tries to stall but Dammon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ryan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Dammon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Dammon controls the action.
Dammon misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan avoiding damage.
Dammon lands with a right to the head.
Dammon looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dammon as Ryan tries to tie him up.
Dammon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dammon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dammon lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Jack Ryan's cut even more.
Dammon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Dammon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan wants to stall.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dammon backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon is leaning against Ryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryan looks winded!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dammon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Dammon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dammon gets through Ryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Dammon avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Dammon lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dammon.
Dammon misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dammon.
Dammon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dammon.
Dammon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dammon misses with some punches.
Ryan is trying to stall.
Dammon misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon prevents a body shot from Ryan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ryan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dammon prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Dammon scores with a shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dammon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ryan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dammon missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dammon scores with a hook to the body. Ryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dammon checks a leg kick.
Dammon sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dammon throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dammon misses the target.
Ryan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dammon is able to avoid easily.
Ryan throws a push kick but Dammon slaps the foot to one side.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
Ryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Dammon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Jack Ryan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A slow jab from Dammon misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon's corner calls for a 1-2. Dammon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryan throws a right hand that Dammon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dammon also avoids with ease.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
and Dammon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
A big left from Dammon misses.
Dammon misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Dammon checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Dammon.
Jack Ryan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Ryan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Dammon!
Matt Dammon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Buddy Guy - Five Years . Kent comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Very Sad Piano Music.... Lonely Raindrops by Domokos Elod . kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent closes the distance but Guy moves to the side
and Guy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kent was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kent fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kent looks to clinch
and Guy counters by clinching up.
Guy misses with the head strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kent has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kent is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Guy is defending well.
Kent landing knees to the head.
It looks like Buddy Guy has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Guy.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Kent controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kent is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Guy is controlling him.
A short left from Guy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kent wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kent blocking some punches.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Guy.
It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Guy is pushing Kent up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Guy pushes Kent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guy taking a breather.
Guy tries to work over Kent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kent just leaning against Guy, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Kent wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Guy just leaning against Kent, taking a breather.
Kent looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kent scores with a shoulder strike.
Kent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kent's elbow.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Kent's head.
Kent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guy lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
Guy lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
Kent misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Kent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy lands with a light punch inside.
Guy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kent tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent misses with the head strike.
Guy misses with some punches.
Kent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.
Kent throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Kent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Kent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy scores with a hook to the body. Kent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been told by Guy's head coaches at RAM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Kent tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Kent is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kent shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buddy Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Kent.
Guy throws a series of punches but Kent moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Guy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guy scores with a jab to the body.
Guy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kent takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Guy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy is leaning against Kent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guy gets through Kent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guy is trying to stall.
Buddy Guy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kent controls his hands.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kent is rocked!
Kent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kent is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy working aggressively here.
Kent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kent blocks an uppercut.
Kent tries to break the clinch but Guy is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kent.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
Kent looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent trying to control the position but instead, Guy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kent into the cage.
Kent seems to have recovered his senses.
Kent letting Guy take a breather here.
Kent with a knee to the head.
Kent trying to stall but Guy improves his position.
Kent tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Guy works on Kent's body with a couple of short punches.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Kent's head.
Guy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kent connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Guy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kent tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Guy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Clark Kent's cut even more.
Guy pushes Kent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kent to his knees! Guy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buddy Guy!
A very excited looking Buddy Guy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Clark Kent was interviewed post fight and said 'Lose, I don't Lose.....Die Bastards!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joost Van De Wolf Keizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos. The crowd seem to be enjoying Van De Wolf Keizer's choice of entrance music: MASTODON - BLOOD AND THUNDER. Joost Van De Wolf Keizer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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22 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Dio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van De Wolf Keizer, right into the meat.
Dio misses with a body shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dio throws a right and a left that Van De Wolf Keizer avoids nicely.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with the body kick
and Dio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van De Wolf Keizer closes the distance and pushes Dio back into the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dio's elbow.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Dio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dio tries to work over Van De Wolf Keizer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Van De Wolf Keizer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a light punch inside.
Van De Wolf Keizer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to work some ground and pound but Dio has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to pass the guard but Dio is keeping the position.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control from the top but Dio keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio has momentary wrist control but Van De Wolf Keizer slips an elbow through the middle.
Dio is looking to stand up but Van De Wolf Keizer isn't so interested in that idea.
Dio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to control but can't.
Van De Wolf Keizer is holding on to half guard well.
Dio prevents Van De Wolf Keizer from improving his position.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control but Dio is keeping busy.
Dio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Van De Wolf Keizer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van De Wolf Keizer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to sweep but no luck.
Dio trying to control the position from guard on top but Van De Wolf Keizer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dio preventing the sweep.
Dio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zack Dio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a jab when Dio was well out of range.
Dio instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dio.
Dio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van De Wolf Keizer decides to pull guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to control the position but Dio postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio stays in close to Van De Wolf Keizer's body and controls the position.
Van De Wolf Keizer pulls Dio in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with the body kick
and Dio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a body kick that misses.
Dio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dio. Van De Wolf Keizer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van De Wolf Keizer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van De Wolf Keizer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van De Wolf Keizer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer thuds a left hand into Dio's body.
Van De Wolf Keizer connects with a leg kick. Dio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van De Wolf Keizer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dio circles away.
Dio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van De Wolf Keizer at a distance.
Dio checks a low kick from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dio is looking to wear down Van De Wolf Keizer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van De Wolf Keizer goes for a double leg but Dio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dio continues to drive forward.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dio.
Dio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks an uppercut.
Dio cracks Van De Wolf Keizer with a nice body shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer looks winded!
Nice body punch from Dio - that landed with a thud.
Dio gets through Van De Wolf Keizer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dio lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zack Dio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoids the head kick by Dio.
Van De Wolf Keizer connects with a solid leg kick.
Dio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van De Wolf Keizer looks to throw the jab but Dio is out of range.
Dio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van De Wolf Keizer. Van De Wolf Keizer obviously looking to wear him down.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dio thumps Van De Wolf Keizer with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dio moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van De Wolf Keizer. That's going to slow Dio down.
Dio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van De Wolf Keizer on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van De Wolf Keizer jabs Dio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dio. Van De Wolf Keizer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van De Wolf Keizer. That one must have hurt.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dio is trying to keep Van De Wolf Keizer in close.
Van De Wolf Keizer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dio wants to sweep but no luck.
Van De Wolf Keizer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van De Wolf Keizer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dio working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer looking to pass the guard.
Dio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to hold on but Dio postures up.
Dio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dio tries to control but Van De Wolf Keizer wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van De Wolf Keizer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to lock up and control but Dio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dio controlling from the full mount.
Van De Wolf Keizer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dio controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dio looking for a sweep. Not yet Dio, not yet.
Zack Dio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van De Wolf Keizer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to score with low kicks.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dio in his tracks.
Zack Dio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to score with a low kick but Dio moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joost Van De Wolf Keizer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a body kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a head kick by Dio.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes one to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dio lands a shoulder strike.
Dio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Van De Wolf Keizer fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van De Wolf Keizer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a light punch inside.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van De Wolf Keizer has Dio pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocking some punches.
Van De Wolf Keizer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to stall but Dio improves his position.
Dio tries a body shot but Van De Wolf Keizer blocks it.
Van De Wolf Keizer prevents a body shot from Dio.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks an uppercut.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dios head.
A body shot lands from Dio.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van De Wolf Keizer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dio.
Dio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van De Wolf Keizer pushes Dio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dio lands a shoulder strike.
Dio has a couple of punches blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Dio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dio misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van De Wolf Keizer backwards.
A body shot lands from Dio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to break free but Dio pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dio.
Van De Wolf Keizer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dio looks to land a left hand but Van De Wolf Keizer moved out of range nicely.
Dio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dio scores with a head kick. Van De Wolf Keizer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a leg kick but Dio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dio throws out a loose jab but Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dio defends it nicely.
Van De Wolf Keizer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to pass the guard but Dio is keeping the position.
Dio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van De Wolf Keizer is controlling him.
Dio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Van De Wolf Keizer chips away with some ground and pound.
Van De Wolf Keizer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dio controlling the position.
Dio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van De Wolf Keizer is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dio is keeping the position for now.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van De Wolf Keizer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van De Wolf Keizer is working Dio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van De Wolf Keizer throwing strikes but missing.
Dio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van De Wolf Keizer connects with a couple of short punches.
Dio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Dio clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dio slips under a jab from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Dio lands a two punch combo.
Van De Wolf Keizer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van De Wolf Keizer dodges the punch combination from Dio.
An inside leg kick lands from Van De Wolf Keizer.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van De Wolf Keizer. Van De Wolf Keizer obviously looking to wear him down.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to land a front kick but Dio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dio looks for the body kick but Van De Wolf Keizer saw that one coming.
Zack Dio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dio avoids a kick to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer cracks the inside of Dio's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dio. Van De Wolf Keizer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van De Wolf Keizer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dio rushes Van De Wolf Keizer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dio throws a punch but it's blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoiding damage.
Dio misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van De Wolf Keizer backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van De Wolf Keizer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dio blocks an uppercut.
Van De Wolf Keizer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dio up against the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dio.
Dio scores with a shot to the side of Van De Wolf Keizer's head.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dio tries to work over Van De Wolf Keizer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dio has a couple of punches blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Dio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to work over Dio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a takedown into guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a big elbow that misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van De Wolf Keizer!
Van De Wolf Keizer is squirming around, avoiding Dio's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to improve his position but Dio isn't that keen on the idea.
Van De Wolf Keizer is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to hold on but Dio pushes him away.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to reverse the position but Dio maintains control.
Dio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to escape.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to improve his position but Dio isn't that keen on the idea.
Dio tries to control but Van De Wolf Keizer wriggling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dio controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to hold on but Dio postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Dio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dio drives through and clinches with Van De Wolf Keizer against the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio throws a head punch that misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a shoulder strike.
Dio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocking some punches.
Dio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Dio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van De Wolf Keizer has Dio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Dio.
Dio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dio throws a head punch that misses.
Dio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Van De Wolf Keizer working aggressively here.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dio misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Dio.
Dio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van De Wolf Keizer backwards.
Dio scores with a shoulder strike.
Van De Wolf Keizer is rocked!
Dio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van De Wolf Keizer is still on wobbly legs! Can Dio finish him?
Dio throws a punch but it's blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer seems to have recovered his senses.
Dio swings wildly with an uppercut but Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van De Wolf Keizer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Dio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dio throws a punch but it's blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks an uppercut.
Van De Wolf Keizer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer postures up in Dio's guard and throws a big left but Dio blocks it.
Van De Wolf Keizer won't allow Dio to sweep him here.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control but Dio is working from the bottom.
Van De Wolf Keizer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer won't allow Dio to sweep him here.
Van De Wolf Keizer works over Dio with some ground and pound from guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to free his leg and advance position but Dio is retaining full guard.
Dio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Dio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van De Wolf Keizer is one step ahead there.
Van De Wolf Keizer prevents Dio from getting back to his feet.
Dio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dio wants to sweep but no luck.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to work some ground and pound but Dio has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van De Wolf Keizer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dio is keeping the position for now.
Dio is pulling down on Van De Wolf Keizer's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van De Wolf Keizer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van De Wolf Keizer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dio's head.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a big elbow that misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to pass the guard but Dio is keeping the position.
Dio controls Van De Wolf Keizer momentarily but Van De Wolf Keizer frees himself.
Dio pulls Van De Wolf Keizer in close to his closed guard and prevents Van De Wolf Keizer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zack Dio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes one to the side of the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a combination that misses
and Dio counters with a left to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoids the head kick by Dio.
Dio moves out of range of the body kick from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to slow Dio down with leg kicks.
Van De Wolf Keizer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dio. That did some damage!
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a body shot
enabling Dio to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van De Wolf Keizer backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a combination
and Dio counters with a two punch combo.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Dio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dio 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Dio!
Zack Dio retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Zack Dio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer spoke after the fight, saying 'Zis night wuz not my best, I may have to pull my head out of my ass if I vant to keep fighiting! '.
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