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UVT 69: Champions Return PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel SaintPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sail - Mauricio Shogun. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
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, Gabriel SaintPierre!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
SaintPierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man rushes SaintPierre and presses him up against the cage.
Man is trying to work for a single leg takedown but SaintPierre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
SaintPierre wants a takedown but no success here.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
SaintPierre takes one to the side of the head.
SaintPierre closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a big head kick but SaintPierre shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man stuns SaintPierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man lands with a straight right. SaintPierre didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
SaintPierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
SaintPierre is working for takedown but Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel SaintPierre.
Man drags the fight down to the ground.
Man has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes SaintPierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A solid body kick from Man.
SaintPierre looks gassed!
SaintPierre fails with the takedown
and Man counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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!
Man decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man gets a takedown into half guard.
Man takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Man decides to return to a standing position.
SaintPierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man clinches.
Man stalling the fight.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man forces SaintPierre back against the cage and clinches.
Man breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Man lands but SaintPierre takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man 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.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before SaintPierre has time to react.
SaintPierre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Man shoots in and bounces SaintPierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Man decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on SaintPierre, up you get!
Man thuds a left hand into SaintPierre's body.
Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to stand and escape but SaintPierre is controlling the position.
SaintPierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
Man decides to stand up.
SaintPierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. SaintPierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
SaintPierre is looking for a sweep.
Man taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
SaintPierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man lands a head shot.
Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
SaintPierre tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man escapes and gets back to his feet.
Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but SaintPierre sees it coming and defends easily.
Man gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in SaintPierre's half guard.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for SaintPierre on the ground.
Man seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Man decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Man shoots in for a double leg but SaintPierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man digs a good hook to SaintPierre's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for SaintPierre!
SaintPierre is looking to improve his position but Man isn't that keen on the idea.
SaintPierre throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
SaintPierre wants to control but Man is having none of it.
Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man moves into range and clinches up with SaintPierre.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that SaintPierre can do to turn this around?
Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
SaintPierre misses with a takedown
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel SaintPierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a head kick!
Man digs a good hook to SaintPierre's body.
SaintPierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Man is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for SaintPierre.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
SaintPierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Man decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on SaintPierre, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man has closed the distance and engaged SaintPierre in a clinch.
Man has SaintPierre pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Man pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending SaintPierre tumbling to the mat - Man dives into SaintPierre's guard.
Man wants to pass the guard but SaintPierre is keeping the position.
SaintPierre keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but SaintPierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Man dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
SaintPierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and SaintPierre wants it to stay on the feet.
Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
SaintPierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Man.
Man trying to control the action but SaintPierre is working from the bottom.
SaintPierre seems a little lost for a moment, as Man dominates the positioning.
SaintPierre gets back to half guard.
Man trying to control the action but SaintPierre is working from the bottom.
SaintPierre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
SaintPierre fails with the takedown
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Man cracks a nice hook into SaintPierre's ribs.
Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Man clinches with his opponent.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
SaintPierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Man.
Man stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Man.
Ice Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man wants to stand but his hand is trapped. SaintPierre uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SaintPierre is working an open guard so Man takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
SaintPierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel SaintPierre.
SaintPierre prevents the takedown attempt.
SaintPierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man manages to break the clinch.
SaintPierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
SaintPierre tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Man looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Man decides to stand and escape the position.
Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. SaintPierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man decides to stand back up. Man steps back and let's SaintPierre get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but SaintPierre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man closes the distance and pushes SaintPierre back into the cage.
SaintPierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ice Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man jumps into guard, dragging SaintPierre to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
SaintPierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Man!
Gabriel SaintPierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down SaintPierre's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adilson Kaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adilson Kaio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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267 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adilson Kaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chev Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios looks to throw the jab but Kaio is out of range.
Nice body punch from Chelios.
Chelios connects with a body shot.
Kaio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chelios scores with a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Chelios. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios blocks a head kick by Kaio.
Chelios looks to land a combination but Kaio avoids it well.
Adilson Kaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chelios throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaio is breathing heavily.
Chelios drops Kaio with a right and a left! Chelios comes rushing in but Kaio regains his composure and manages to keep Chelios in guard.
Kaio is rocked!
It looks like Adilson Kaio has been cut.
Chelios would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kaio holds on and takes a little breather.
Chelios tries to stand but Kaio is controlling from the bottom.
Kaio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chelios's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kaio is standing up over Chelios. Chelios looks to escape but Kaio dives into side control.
Kaio takes a little break here. Chelios wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chelios tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chelios is trying to stand up.
Kaio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kaio won't let Chelios get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Chelios really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chelios is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Kaio has taken his back!
Kaio is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Chelios is trying to stand back up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chev Chelios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adilson Kaio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chelios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaio.
A cross from Chelios lands.
Chelios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chelios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chelios's corner calls for a 1-2. Chelios obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chelios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chelios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chelios. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chelios scores with a jab.
Kaio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chelios lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaio circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaio tries to clinch but Chelios is having none of it.
Adilson Kaio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaio.
Chelios moves out of range as Kaio throws a body kick.
Chelios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Kaio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chelios is breathing heavily.
Kaio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaio looks to land a combination but Chelios avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaio.
Kaio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaio tries to clinch up.
Kaio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaio stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Chelios to get to his feet.
Kaio throws a combination that misses
and Kaio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adilson Kaio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chelios throws a series of punches but Kaio avoids them all with ease.
Kaio looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chelios!
Kaio content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Chelios wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adilson Kaio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adilson Kaio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Kaio or perhaps it was just good defense by Chelios which made him look bad.
Chelios slaps away a takedown attempt from Kaio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chelios avoids the head kick by Kaio.
Kaio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chelios sprawls well. Chelios wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kaio gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adilson Kaio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaio fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios works over Kaio's head and body with a nice combination.
Chev Chelios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Chelios.
Adilson Kaio's cut is getting worse.
Kaio fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chelios lands a jab to Kaio's midsection.
Chelios scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chelios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chelios lands a nice hook to Kaio's body. Kaio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chelios cracks Kaio with a big right hand and Kaio goes down!
Kaio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kaio tries to get out of the position.
Chelios is looking to stand up but Kaio won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kaio has his feet on Chelios's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
No luck for Kaio with that takedown attempt.
Chelios thuds his right hand into Kaio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chelios swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Kaio.
Chelios lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adilson Kaio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chelios keeping full guard, as Kaio tries to pass.
Chelios is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kaio dives into side control.
Kaio has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios misses with a body shot.
Chelios connects with a looping right hand.
Chelios keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chev Chelios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chelios misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaio tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaio misses with a double jab
and Chelios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaio thinking.
Kaio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Chelios to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chev Chelios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chelios 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chev Chelios!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Magno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos comes to the cage accompanied by Negro Drama. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbie Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Magno!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from Magno.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlos scores with the left hand. Magno knows he should have avoided that one.
Magno digs a good hook to Carlos's body.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Magno.
Magno misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magno.
Carlos throws a body punch but Magno moves out of range.
Magno lands a big shot that drops Carlos! Can he finish him?
It looks like Robbie Carlos has been cut.
Carlos is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magno looking to pass the guard.
Magno gets to his feet - Carlos follows without any prompting.
Magno dances in with a quick combination. Carlos is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Magno snaps Carlos's head back. Carlos stumbles backwards against the cage. Magno steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Carlos's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Carlos just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Magno!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agnem Klotzk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Cowell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Cowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Agnem Klotzk!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cowell lands in his opponent's guard.
Klotzk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cowell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cowell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cowell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cowell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cowell pushes down on Klotzk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Klotzk actively working from the bottom here.
Cowell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Klotzk actively working from the bottom here.
Cowell is trying to control. Klotzk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cowell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Klotzk actively working from the bottom here.
Cowell wants to free his trapped foot but Klotzk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowell is working for a submission of some sort.
Klotzk is looking to get back to full guard here but Cowell has managed to pass to side control instead.
Cowell moves to the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowell patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cowell is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Klotzk defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Klotzk tries to roll but Cowell sticks to his back.
Klotzk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Klotzk rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cowell is looking for a kimura but Klotzk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cowell to get the leverage.
Cowell is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowell is working for a kimura but Klotzk is defending it quite comfortably.
Klotzk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cowell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cowell prevents Klotzk from getting the reversal.
Klotzk tries to improve his position but Cowell has taken his back! Cowell has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Klotzk tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Cowell pushes Klotzk away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anderson Cowell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davy Arnaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leslie Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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136 lbs
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130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Davy Arnaud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leslie Chow!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow shoots in and drives through. Arnaud sprawls well.
Chow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arnaud pushes Chow up against the cage in a clinch.
Arnaud gets underhooks to prevent Chow's takedown attempt.
Arnaud putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arnaud leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chow tries to pull guard but Arnaud holds him up against the cage and eventually Chow drops back down to his feet.
Davy Arnaud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leslie Chow.
Chow fails to pull guard.
Arnaud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Leslie Chow has been cut.
Arnaud unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arnaud dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chow should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Arnaud won't allow Chow to sweep him here.
Chow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arnaud doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arnaud manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chow keeping full guard, as Arnaud tries to pass.
Chow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arnaud doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arnaud manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Arnaud's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chow 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.
Arnaud looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaud is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arnaud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chow looks gassed!
Chow has his foot on Arnaud's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arnaud works his way back into a safe position though.
Arnaud knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chow on the ground.
Arnaud stays in close to Chow's body and controls the position.
Chow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arnaud wants to pass the guard but Chow is keeping the position.
Arnaud controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chow keeping full guard, as Arnaud tries to pass.
Chow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnaud content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chow being controlled here, momentarily.
Chow looking for a sweep. Not yet Chow, not yet.
Chow has a closed guard, preventing Arnaud from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arnaud has Chow up against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Arnaud putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Arnaud.
Arnaud connects with a knee to the head.
Arnaud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arnaud landing knees to the body.
Arnaud lands a nice knee to the body.
Arnaud lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Arnaud.
Arnaud unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arnaud scores with a knee to the head.
Arnaud taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davy Arnaud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leslie Chow's cut.
That's time! Arnaud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arnaud rushes Chow and presses him up against the cage.
Chow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chow tries to pull guard but Arnaud holds him up against the cage and eventually Chow drops back down to his feet.
Arnaud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arnaud landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arnaud.
Chow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arnaud is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Arnaud.
Arnaud connects with a knee to the head.
Arnaud dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chow is breathing heavily.
Arnaud connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnaud scores with a knee to the head.
Arnaud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arnaud leaning against his opponent.
Arnaud landing knees to the head.
Arnaud landing knees to the head.
Arnaud scores a nice knee to the body.
Chow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arnaud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arnaud lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arnaud obliges.
Arnaud scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaud lands a big knee to the head and Chow goes down! Arnaud pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davy Arnaud!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Tjahyadikarta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinny Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Tjahyadikarta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skinny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Tjahyadikarta there.
Tjahyadikarta cracks a nice hook into Boy's ribs.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a crisp jab.
Tjahyadikarta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tjahyadikarta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Tjahyadikarta catches Boy right on the button with a cross.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Tjahyadikarta sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tjahyadikarta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boy's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Tjahyadikarta as he connects with a 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!
Boy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tjahyadikarta did well to prevent Boy getting side control.
Tjahyadikarta looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tjahyadikarta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boy's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tjahyadikarta has the hooks in. Boy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tjahyadikarta is riding his opponent, not letting Boy buck him off.
Boy staying busy and making it hard for Tjahyadikarta to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is really stuck here.
Tjahyadikarta is trying to stick to Boy's back but Boy is turning into Tjahyadikarta. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tjahyadikarta's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Boy.
Tjahyadikarta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boy is controlling him.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tjahyadikarta is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tjahyadikarta avoids it really well and circles away.
Edward Tjahyadikarta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinny Boy.
Boy throws a head kick but Tjahyadikarta moves out of range.
Tjahyadikarta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Tjahyadikarta coming out on top.
Boy shoots in for a double leg but Tjahyadikarta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tjahyadikarta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boy has time to react.
Tjahyadikarta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boy looks gassed!
Jab from Tjahyadikarta.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tjahyadikarta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tjahyadikarta connects with a looping right hand.
Tjahyadikarta lands a nice looking body shot.
Tjahyadikarta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a body shot.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a hook to the body. Boy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tjahyadikarta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boy on the side of the head.
Boy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though.
Boy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tjahyadikarta.
Tjahyadikarta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tjahyadikarta defends it nicely.
Tjahyadikarta cracks a nice hook into Boy's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a decent looking hook.
Boy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edward Tjahyadikarta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Tjahyadikarta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boy doesn't seem phased though.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tjahyadikarta digs a good body shot into Boy's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Tjahyadikarta sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tjahyadikarta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a nice strike.
A shot to de liver by Tjahyadikarta. Beautiful body shot.
Tjahyadikarta lands a really nice looking cross but Boy seems unphased.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a shot to the body.
Boy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tjahyadikarta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tjahyadikarta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tjahyadikarta digs a good hook to Boy's body.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a jab to the body.
Tjahyadikarta sizes up Boy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boy needs to keep his hands up - Tjahyadikarta had a free shot at his head there.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tjahyadikarta throws a shot to the body.
Tjahyadikarta lands a nice looking body shot.
Boy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boy walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tjahyadikarta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tjahyadikarta lands with a shot to the body.
Tjahyadikarta lands a body shot.
Tjahyadikarta lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Tjahyadikarta dominated that round.
That's time! Tjahyadikarta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a hook to the body. Boy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tjahyadikarta throws a shot to the body.
Boy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tjahyadikarta lands a nice hook to Boy's body. Boy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
A shot to de liver by Tjahyadikarta. Beautiful body shot.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a jab to the body.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tjahyadikarta lands a nice hook to Boy's body. Boy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tjahyadikarta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tjahyadikarta lands with a shot to the body.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a nice head shot.
Skinny Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tjahyadikarta's corner calls for a 1-2. Tjahyadikarta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tjahyadikarta lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Tjahyadikarta.
Boy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tjahyadikarta 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.
Tjahyadikarta lands a body shot.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tjahyadikarta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tjahyadikarta with a nice cross.
Tjahyadikarta lands a nice hook to Boy's body. Boy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tjahyadikarta stuns Boy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tjahyadikarta lands with a nice body punch.
Tjahyadikarta stuns Boy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tjahyadikarta moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta lands with a right hand.
Tjahyadikarta lands a slapping body shot.
Tjahyadikarta lands with a good body shot.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tjahyadikarta, as that shot connected.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a body shot.
Tjahyadikarta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tjahyadikarta lands a nice shot to the body.
Boy moves forwards but Tjahyadikarta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tjahyadikarta cracks a nice hook into Boy's ribs.
Boy ducks right into an uppercut from Tjahyadikarta.
Tjahyadikarta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edward Tjahyadikarta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tjahyadikarta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tjahyadikarta lands the left hand.
Tjahyadikarta stuns Boy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a jab to the body.
Tjahyadikarta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tjahyadikarta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tjahyadikarta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tjahyadikarta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tjahyadikarta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tjahyadikarta catches Boy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tjahyadikarta gets the takedown into side control.
Tjahyadikarta advances nicely into full mount.
Tjahyadikarta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground.
Tjahyadikarta landing strikes from the mount and Boy is in trouble!
Boy is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boy's face.
Boy is squirming around, avoiding Tjahyadikarta's attempts to control the action.
Tjahyadikarta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Boy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tjahyadikarta looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boy tries to reverse the position but Tjahyadikarta maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tjahyadikarta looking to control but Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Tjahyadikarta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tjahyadikarta lands a right hook to the body.
Boy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Tjahyadikarta lands.
Tjahyadikarta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tjahyadikarta stuns Boy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tjahyadikarta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boy at a distance.
Tjahyadikarta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tjahyadikarta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tjahyadikarta lands with an uppercut that bounces Boy off the cage and back into rage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boy drops his hands momentarily and Tjahyadikarta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tjahyadikarta throws a good cross that connects.
Boy shoots and misses
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a left to the body.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a nice right hand.
Tjahyadikarta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a hook to the body. Boy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a jab to the body.
Tjahyadikarta with a hook.
Tjahyadikarta lands a jab to Boy's midsection.
Jab by Tjahyadikarta.
Boy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a nice strike.
Tjahyadikarta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tjahyadikarta punishes Boy's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tjahyadikarta lands a slapping body shot.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tjahyadikarta lands with a shot to the body.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a looping right hand.
Tjahyadikarta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boy's head.
Tjahyadikarta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from Tjahyadikarta finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tjahyadikarta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though.
Boy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tjahyadikarta cracks Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tjahyadikarta with a hook.
Tjahyadikarta's corner calls for a 1-2. Tjahyadikarta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tjahyadikarta lands a nice hook to Boy's body. Boy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tjahyadikarta works Boy's body with a nice hook.
Boy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Tjahyadikarta.
Tjahyadikarta lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a shot to the body.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tjahyadikarta jabs at Boy's body.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tjahyadikarta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tjahyadikarta lands a nice looking body shot.
Edward Tjahyadikarta is winning the standup battle so far.
Boy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tjahyadikarta lands a jab to Boy's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tjahyadikarta lands a body shot.
Tjahyadikarta lands a body shot.
Boy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tjahyadikarta thuds a left hand into Boy's body.
Tjahyadikarta scores with a hook to the body. Boy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tjahyadikarta lands a body shot.
Skinny Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tjahyadikarta digs a good hook to Boy's body.
Tjahyadikarta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a jab.
Tjahyadikarta connects with the punch.
A cross from Tjahyadikarta lands.
Tjahyadikarta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tjahyadikarta lands with a good body shot.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a single shot there.
Tjahyadikarta lands a jab to the head.
Tjahyadikarta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boy on the side of the head.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tjahyadikarta lands a slapping body shot.
Tjahyadikarta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left lands for Tjahyadikarta.
Tjahyadikarta thuds a left hand into Boy's body.
Edward Tjahyadikarta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left lands for Tjahyadikarta.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Tjahyadikarta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tjahyadikarta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Tjahyadikarta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Oberream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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272 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Oberream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghotha tries for a takedown but Oberream sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ghotha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oberream lands a lovely overhand right.
Oberream connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Oberream forces Ghotha back against the cage and clinches.
Ghotha tries to score a body lock takedown but Oberream shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ghotha is working for takedown but Oberream is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alistar Oberream has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Ghotha looks gassed!
Good body shot from Oberream.
Oberream's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ghotha avoids the body shot from Oberream.
Oberream gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghotha is not content to let Oberream control the position.
Oberream throwing shots but Ghotha is blocking nicely.
Oberream not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ghotha trying to control but Oberream postures up.
Oberream not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream wants to free his trapped foot but Ghotha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oberream seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oberream thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ghotha's head.
Ghotha tries to roll over but Oberream keeps him under control.
Ghotha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ghotha is not content to let Oberream control the position.
Oberream is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ghotha!
Oberream content just to control the position here.
Ghotha working to try and regain half guard.
Oberream tries to control but Ghotha wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ghotha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ghotha sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ghotha is looking to improve his position.
Oberream is keen to just control but Ghotha is a slippery customer.
Oberream slips a nice elbow through Ghotha's hands, connecting with Ghotha's forehead.
Oberream trying to control the action but Ghotha is working from the bottom.
Ghotha actively working from the bottom here.
Oberream trying to mount his opponent but Ghotha defends it.
Ghotha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oberream is in close to Ghotha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oberream with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oberream cracks Ghotha with a solid left hand.
Ghotha looking for a guillotine here but Oberream defends easily.
Oberream trying to control but Ghotha is working from the bottom.
Oberream has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghotha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberream makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oberream preventing the sweep.
Oberream postures up in Ghotha's guard and throws a big left but Ghotha blocks it.
Oberream stopping the sweep attempt from Ghotha.
Oberream trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ghotha keeping moving, preventing Oberream from controlling successfully.
Ghotha wants to sweep here but Oberream controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oberream passes Ghotha's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ghotha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ghotha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistar Oberream dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oberream fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ghotha misses with a takedown attempt
and Oberream counters with a left and a right that stings Ghotha.
Ghotha misses with a takedown
and Oberream counters with a two punch combo.
Oberream digs a good body shot into Ghotha's ribs.
Oberream gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oberream working over Ghotha with some ground and pound. Ghotha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ghotha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oberream with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oberream looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ghotha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ghotha is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Oberream there.
Oberream lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oberream is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ghotha can do to turn this around?
Ghotha wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Oberream.
Oberream thows a huge punch but Ghotha dodges it nicely.
Oberream wants to free his trapped foot but Ghotha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ghotha tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oberream lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ghotha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ghotha is trying to maintain the position but Oberream is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Oberream.
Oberream slips a nice elbow through Ghotha's hands, connecting with Ghotha's forehead.
Oberream wants to free his trapped foot but Ghotha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oberream is trying to control. Ghotha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream drops an elbow to the side of Ghotha's head.
Ghotha is trying to get back to full guard.
Oberream not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oberream is trying to control the action in half guard but Ghotha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ghotha wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ghotha drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oberream utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ghotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Oberream is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oberream preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oberream bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ghotha's guard.
Oberream might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oberream trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ghotha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oberream pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ghotha is keeping the position for now.
Ghotha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oberream is one step ahead there.
Oberream tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghotha is retaining full guard.
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.
Oberream is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ghotha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oberream working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oberream is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghotha has wrist control.
Oberream wants to control from the top but Ghotha keeps moving.
Ghotha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oberream wants to control from the top but Ghotha keeps moving.
Oberream with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oberream working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ghotha's head.
Oberream trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oberream in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistar Oberream dominated that second round.
That's time! Oberream's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ghotha misses with a takedown
and Oberream makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oberream lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oberream moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Oberream.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Oberream.
Oberream lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Oberream works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oberream presses Ghotha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oberream gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oberream lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oberream looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghotha wants to improve his position but Oberream is controlling well.
Oberream working Ghotha over with strikes.
Oberream trying to control from half guard but Ghotha is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha wants to get back to full guard.
Oberream working over Ghotha with some ground and pound. Ghotha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ghotha has hold of Oberream's hands but Oberream slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ghotha is trying to get back to full guard.
Oberream drops an elbow to the side of Ghotha's head.
Oberream wants to free his trapped foot but Ghotha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ghotha is looking for a sweep. Oberream is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oberream is nestled in close to Ghotha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oberream lands with a punch from half guard.
Ghotha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oberream trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ghotha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oberream holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ghotha tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Oberream avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ghotha.
Oberream is looking to get to half guard.
Ghotha with shots to the head and body - Oberream looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alistar Oberream is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ghotha.
Oberream avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ghotha.
Ghotha prevents Oberream from getting the reversal.
Ghotha with the ground and pound from mount.
Ghotha throws some wild stikes that Oberream manages to avoid easily.
Oberream is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ghotha in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha lands a nice shot to the head.
Ghotha lands a heavy elbow.
Ghotha thowing shots but they're missing.
Ghotha thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ghoul Ghotha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghotha swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Oberream is now in Ghotha's guard. A big mistake from Ghotha there, giving up the dominant position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oberream preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistar Oberream showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oberream has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistar Oberream!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whelan Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussain comes to the cage accompanied by Dabke Huwara. Mahoney comes into a darkened arena with his song building. KISS - Unholy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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132 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Whelan Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
Mahoney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussain manages to avoid it.
Mahoney tests Hussain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hussain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hussain moves out of range as Mahoney strikes.
Hussain tries to clinch there but Mahoney circles away.
Hussain is looking to clinch.
Mahoney just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahoney throws a hook but Hussain blocks it.
Hussain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahoney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahoney throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahoney lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussain walks into a jab.
Mahoney misses with a hook.
Hussain moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain drives through and clinches with Mahoney against the cage.
Hussain swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahoney breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mahoney misses its intended target.
Mahoney tests Hussain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahoney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahoney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussain manages to avoid it.
Whelan Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussain slips a jab and a cross from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Hussain.
Mahoney looks to land a left hand but Hussain moved out of range nicely.
Mahoney blocks a jab.
Hussain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahoney.
A bone on bone clash there as Hussain blocks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Mahoney there.
Mahoney throws a jab when Hussain was well out of range.
Hussain throws a hook but Mahoney avoids it easily.
Hussain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahoney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hussain doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahoney circles away.
Mahoney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahoney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mahoney takes one to the chin there.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.
Mahoney misses with a few strikes there.
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahoney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahoney. Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahoney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut. Hussain saw that one coming.
Mahoney misses with a wild body shot.
Mahoney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a hook to the side of Hussain's head but Hussain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahoney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain slips under a jab.
Mahoney jabs Hussain right on the nose. Hussain blinks but takes it well.
Hussain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Mahoney.
Mahoney just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahoney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hussain darts in and clinches Mahoney up against the cage.
Mahoney looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Hussain fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hussain fails to land.
Hussain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hussain misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hussain fails to land.
Mahoney scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussain.
Good body shot from Hussain.
Hussain misses with some punches.
Hussain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hussain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hussain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Hussain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hussain swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain throws a head punch that misses.
Hussain throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussain.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Hussain.
Hussain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Hussain swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain throws a head punch that misses.
Mahoney stalling the fight.
Mahoney stalling in the clinch but Hussain improves position.
Hussain misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
Hussain lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Hussain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney working hard to break the clinch.
Hussain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hussain digs a right hand underneath Mahoney's ribcage. Mahoney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hussain misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saddam Hussain dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mahoney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahoney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hussain.
Hussain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hussain has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Hussain has Mahoney pressed against the cage, preventing Mahoney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Hussain on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.
Hussain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hussain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hussain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hussain fails to land.
Mahoney pushes Hussain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hussain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahoney misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hussain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hussain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hussain misses with the head strike.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Hussain.
Hussain blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hussain throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
Hussain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hussain lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hussain tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hussain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahoney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hussain has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Hussain tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Hussain back against the cage.
Good body shot from Hussain.
Hussain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mahoney's efforts to push away.
Hussain misses with a body punch.
Mahoney leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahoney tries to break the clinch but Hussain is controlling the position.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body.
Mahoney is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain misses with the head strike.
Hussain has Mahoney pressed against the cage, preventing Mahoney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain lands a left hand.
Hussain throws a head punch that misses.
Mahoney blocks a body shot from Hussain.
Hussain lands a right hand.
Hussain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saddam Hussain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hussain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hussain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahoney is trying to break the clinch but Hussain is controlling him.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hussain digs a right hand into Mahoney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahoney's gas tank.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Mahoney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussain.
A head punch on the inside from Hussain fails to land.
Hussain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Hussain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hussain.
Hussain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hussain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hussain misses with some punches.
Hussain misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hussain fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hussain.
Hussain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hussain misses with a body punch.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Mahoney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahoney is rocked!
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hussain lands with a light punch inside.
Mahoney is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussain finish him?
Hussain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hussain misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussain has Mahoney pressed against the cage, preventing Mahoney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahoney seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahoney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mahoney takes a shot to the head.
Hussain tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Hussain back against the cage.
Hussain tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney blocks a body shot from Hussain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney breaks from the clinch.
Mahoney just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussain. Mahoney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahoney digs a good hook to Hussain's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Mahoney swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mahoney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A body shot lands from Hussain.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Hussain throws a head punch that misses.
Hussain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hussain pushes Mahoney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hussain misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Mahoney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussain.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Mahoney can't break the clinch.
Hussain throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saddam Hussain dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mahoney scores with a hook to the body. Hussain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahoney's corner calls for a 1-2. Mahoney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mahoney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahoney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahoney misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mahoney.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahoney.
Hussain throws the left hand but Mahoney avoids the punch easily.
Hussain misses the jab.
Mahoney looks to throw the jab but Hussain is out of range.
Hussain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Mahoney misses.
Hussain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahoney can do to turn this around?
Mahoney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mahoney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mahoney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Mahoney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range.
Mahoney misses with a hook. Hussain ducked under it nicely.
Mahoney misses with a looping right.
Hussain blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Mahoney finds it's target.
Hussain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hussain ducks under a wild hook from Mahoney.
Hussain takes a swing at Mahoney's ribcage but misses.
Mahoney throws a hook but Hussain avoids it easily.
Hussain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Hussain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mahoney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Mahoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussain is just out of range.
Hussain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain slips a jab and a cross from Mahoney.
A good leg kick by Mahoney.
Mahoney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Mahoney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Hussain misses.
A jab from Hussain misses.
Mahoney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussain is just out of range.
Mahoney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahoney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussain counters with a left to the body.
Hussain throws a hook but Mahoney avoids it easily.
Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Mahoney ducks down to avoid it.
Mahoney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Hussain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain wants to clinch.
Hussain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahoney circles away quickly and effectively.
Mahoney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hussain walks into a straight right hand from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hussain misses with a few strikes there.
Mahoney throws a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussain.
Mahoney throws a hook to the side of Hussain's head but Hussain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahoney thuds his right hand into Hussain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mahoney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahoney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hussain checks a leg kick.
Mahoney tried to score with a low kick but Hussain checks it.
Mahoney misses with a hook.
Mahoney throws a shot from downtown. Hussain moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Mahoney throws a looping overhand right but Hussain ducks down to avoid it.
Mahoney misses with a hook.
Mahoney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahoney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hussain circles away quickly and effectively.
Mahoney throws a looping overhand right but Hussain ducks down to avoid it.
Mahoney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahoney scores with a hook.
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Hussain wants to clinch.
Mahoney staying out of range there.
Mahoney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Mahoney misses with a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a left to the body.
Mahoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whelan Mahoney really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Hussain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mahoney doesn't seem phased though.
Mahoney throws a body punch but Hussain moves out of range.
A jab from Mahoney misses.
Hussain lands a nice hook to Mahoney's body. Mahoney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mahoney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahoney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussain doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussain has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mahoney throws a body punch but Hussain moves out of range.
Mahoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahoney misses the target.
Mahoney misses with a hook to the body
and Hussain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hussain swinging wildly here.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Mahoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahoney scores with a leg kick.
Mahoney thuds his shin into the meat of Hussain's side.
Hussain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahoney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from Hussain does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney throws out a loose jab but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Mahoney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahoney thumps Hussain with a low kick.
Hussain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mahoney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahoney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hussain closes the distance and clinches.
Hussain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hussain.
Hussain misses with some punches.
Mahoney breaks the clinch.
Mahoney slips under a jab.
A jab from Mahoney misses.
Hussain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mahoney throws a hook but Hussain blocks it.
Hussain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahoney.
Hussain staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mahoney swings for the body but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain slips under a jab from Mahoney.
The fighters circling - Mahoney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain staying out of range there.
Hussain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahoney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahoney lands a jab-cross combination.
Hussain lands a jab.
Mahoney lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahoney. Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahoney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahoney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
Mahoney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
Mahoney throws a leg kick but Hussain moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a looping overhand right but Hussain ducks down to avoid it.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut.
Whelan Mahoney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahoney misses with a wild body shot.
Mahoney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Mahoney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahoney misses with a hook. Hussain ducked under it nicely.
Hussain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mahoney.
Hussain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahoney.
Mahoney swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mahoney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mahoney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussain.
Mahoney misses the shot to the body.
Mahoney misses with a combination
and Hussain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Hussain.
Mahoney taking a breather.
Hussain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahoney breaks the clinch.
Mahoney throws out a powerful jab.
Mahoney connects with a crisp jab.
Mahoney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hussain tries to move into range but Mahoney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hussain blocks a low kick nicely.
Mahoney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hussain. Hussain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
Hussain ducks right into an uppercut from Mahoney.
Mahoney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mahoney thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
Hussain rushes Mahoney and presses him up against the cage.
Hussain tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Saddam Hussain will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mahoney swings for the body but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain tests Mahoney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahoney swings for the body but Hussain moves out of range.
Mahoney misses the body punch
and Hussain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hussain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussain has closed the distance and engaged Mahoney in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.
Hussain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hussain lands a shot to the body.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by Hussain.
Hussain has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Hussain lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mahoney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahoney tries to circle away but Hussain has him pinned against the cage.
Mahoney wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussain.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Hussain.
Mahoney manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahoney misses the target.
Mahoney throws a combination that misses
and Hussain counters with a left and a right that stings Mahoney.
Mahoney clobbers Hussain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hussain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussain connects with a body shot.
Mahoney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mahoney misses with a hook.
Hussain takes a swing at Mahoney's ribcage but misses.
Hussain tries to clinch there but Mahoney circles away.
Mahoney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mahoney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahoney drops his hands momentarily and Hussain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Hussain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussain blocks a jab.
Mahoney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hussain lands with a shot to the body.
Mahoney misses with a double jab
and Hussain counters by moving into the clinch.
Hussain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hussain.
Hussain lands a right hand.
Mahoney slows down the pace here.
Hussain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
Hussain tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussain.
Mahoney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.
Mahoney wants to break free but Hussain has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussain.
Mahoney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahoney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney throws a shot from downtown. Hussain moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Hussain.
Mahoney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussain doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussain moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahoney tries to move into range but Hussain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mahoney lands a really nice looking cross but Hussain seems unphased.
Mahoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussain.
Mahoney throws a jab when Hussain was well out of range.
Mahoney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mahoney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahoney looks to throw the jab but Hussain is out of range.
Mahoney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mahoney scores with a four punch combination!
Hussain defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahoney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hussain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mahoney scores with a jab.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahoney.
Hussain wants to clinch up but Mahoney keeps it at a distance.
Hussain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahoney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Mahoney.
Whelan Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahoney thuds his right hand into Hussain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mahoney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Mahoney slips under a jab.
Saddam Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahoney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mahoney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saddam Hussain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hussain 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saddam Hussain!
Saddam Hussain retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tetsuya Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Takimoto misses with a jab to the body
and Justice counters with a straight right hand.
Takimoto ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Justice throws a sloppy body shot
and Takimoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Takimoto is just out of range.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Takimoto throws a combination that misses
and Justice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takimoto looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Justice is looking to wear down Takimoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Justice slips a straight right by Takimoto.
Takimoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Justice moves out of range as Takimoto strikes.
Takimoto tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takimoto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Justice misses with a body kick.
Takimoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice throws a body kick that misses.
Justice digs a good body shot into Takimoto's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto misses the body punch
and Justice counters with a solid body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Takimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice misses with a body shot
letting Takimoto counter with a right hand.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Takimoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Justice.
Justice cracks Takimoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Takimoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Takimoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Takimoto misses with a looping right.
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justice cracks Takimoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Takimoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justice thuds a left hand into Takimoto's body.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Takimoto is just out of range.
Takimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice fails to land with a series of punches.
Takimoto swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice scores with a jab to the body.
Takimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice throws a body punch but Takimoto moves out of range.
Justice scores with a nice head shot.
Justice misses with a kick to the body.
Takimoto misses the body punch
and Justice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice digs a good body shot into Takimoto's ribs.
Takimoto looks gassed!
Justice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Justice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Justice lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Justice connects with a looping right hand.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takimoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Justice is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Justice lands a nice hook to Takimoto's body. Takimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takimoto. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Justice dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Takimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takimoto.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Takimoto sees coming a mile off.
Justice jabs at Takimoto's body.
Justice throws a front kick that sends Takimoto stumbling back into the cage.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justice thows a body kick. Takimoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Takimoto is breathing heavily.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takimoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with a body punch
and Takimoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Justice lands with a good body shot.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takimoto walks into a straight right hand from Justice.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Takimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justice works Takimoto's body with a nice hook.
Takimoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
A jab from Takimoto misses.
Takimoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takimoto takes one on the button.
Justice moves out of range as Takimoto strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Justice.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Justice.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Takimoto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Justice has got the better of the exchanges.
Justice lands a nice hook to Takimoto's body. Takimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takimoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takimoto throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Takimoto misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice looks for the body kick but Takimoto saw that one coming.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takimoto manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Justice lands a jab.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to de liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
Takimoto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Justice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takimoto avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice swings for the body but Takimoto moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Justice dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takimoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to de liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
Justice scores with a nice head shot.
Justice looks to land a body kick but Takimoto moved away.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takimoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justice scores with a punch to the head.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice lands a jab to Takimoto's midsection.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Takimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takimoto moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice punishes Takimoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice lands a jab.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Takimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takimoto can do to turn this around?
Justice scores with a body shot.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takimoto moves away.
Takimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Justice tries to land a front kick but Takimoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Justice lands a nice looking body shot.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Takimoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice lands a jab to Takimoto's midsection.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Takimoto's ribs.
Takimoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takimoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takimoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
Takimoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takimoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Justice.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Justice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takimoto has time to react.
Justice works over Takimoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Justice misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Justice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takimoto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Justice throws a body punch but Takimoto moves out of range.
Justice jabs at Takimoto's body.
Justice lands a jab to Takimoto's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takimoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Justice throws a body punch but Takimoto moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Justice clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to de liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
Justice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Justice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takimoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justice.
It looks like Tetsuya Takimoto has been cut.
Takimoto wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Takimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takimoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takimoto walks into a stiff left hand from Justice.
Justice with a nice cross.
Takimoto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Justice, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands a jab to Takimoto's midsection.
Takimoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justice lands a right hook to the body.
Justice lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice scores with a jab. Takimoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice with a nice cross.
Takimoto avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice wants to slow Takimoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takimoto. That did some damage!
Takimoto wants to clinch
and Justice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Justice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Takimoto counters with a left and a right that stings Justice.
Takimoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takimoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justice misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice connects with a single shot there.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Takimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takimoto moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.
Takimoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Justice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Takimoto sees coming a mile off.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Takimoto sees coming a mile off.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice throws a hook but Takimoto avoids it easily.
Takimoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justice counters with a good, hard body kick but Takimoto shrugs it off.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice lunges at Takimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takimoto's hand.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice misses with a hook to the body
and Takimoto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takimoto avoids a kick to the body.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Takimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takimoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Justice throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Takimoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Justice had his way with Tetsuya Takimoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Tetsuya Takimoto'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!
Takimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takimoto throws a hook but Justice blocks it.
Justice lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takimoto will feel that in the morning.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Justice lunges at Takimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takimoto's hand.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Takimoto sees coming a mile off.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takimoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justice lands with a shot to the body.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice defending well as Takimoto loads up on a big left hand.
Justice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Justice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takimoto at a distance.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Takimoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice misses with a body punch
and Takimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Justice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takimoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice lands a jab to the head.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Justice digs a good hook to Takimoto's body.
Justice misses with a body kick.
Justice fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Justice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takimoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takimoto moves out of range as Justice throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Takimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takimoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Takimoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Justice connects with a body shot.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice scores with a jab to the body.
Takimoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Takimoto's ribs.
Justice throws a body punch but Takimoto moves out of range.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justice.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takimoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takimoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Takimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duke Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takimoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice swings for the body but Takimoto moves out of range.
Tetsuya Takimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Takimoto walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Justice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:42
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:43
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Justice!
Duke Justice retains his featherweight title!
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