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KFC 2: Recovery PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Zayats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Cobey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexey Zayats has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexey Zayats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Allan Cobey!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zayats slaps away a takedown attempt from Cobey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cobey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zayats looks to land a combination but Cobey avoids it well.
Zayats throws a low kick, looking for Cobey's leg but Cobey calmly moves out of range.
Zayats blocks a head kick by Cobey.
Zayats has closed the distance and engaged Cobey in a clinch.
Zayats successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zayats is controlling Cobey's posture.
Cobey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zayats controlling Cobey's posture.
Zayats is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cobey successfully pulls guard.
Zayats is working Cobey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cobey is pulling down on Zayats's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zayats trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zayats accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cobey 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.
Cobey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zayats drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zayats jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zayats has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cobey is proving hard to escape from.
Zayats won't allow Cobey to sweep him here.
Cobey working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zayats lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Cobey sprawling to the canvas. Zayats follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Cobey hang on?
Cobey is rocked!
It looks like Allan Cobey has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobey tries to get to full guard but Zayats has control of the leg.
Zayats is trying to control. Cobey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cobey has eaten all the pies!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zayats is looking to advance position but Cobey won't allow it.
Zayats seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cobey tries to get to full guard but Zayats has control of the leg.
Cobey looks gassed!
Zayats with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cobey is looking for a sweep. Zayats is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cobey tries to keep at a distance but Zayats has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zayats breaks from the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zayats.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zayats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cobey keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobey manages to get back to half guard.
Zayats lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zayats not doing much here.
Zayats working the head and body with strikes.
Cobey holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Zayats seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zayats wants to control but Cobey is keeping him busy.
Zayats working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zayats is trying to control. Cobey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zayats lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zayats slows the pace down in half guard.
Zayats is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zayats is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cobey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zayats.
Zayats is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cobey wants to control but Zayats is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Zayats dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allan Cobey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zayats lands a body shot.
Alexey Zayats is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zayats tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick there by Zayats.
Cobey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zayats shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zayats looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cobey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zayats lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Zayats seems content to control.
Cobey wants to control but Zayats is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zayats controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zayats lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zayats scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zayats working over Cobey with some ground and pound. Cobey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zayats controlling the pace.
Cobey trying to control but Zayats postures up.
Zayats tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cobey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zayats lands a nice short elbow.
Zayats stands up and beckons Cobey to join him on the feet.
Zayats throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cobey was covering up waiting for the punch and Zayats finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zayats stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zayats.
Cobey misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Zayats to counter with a crisp jab.
Zayats closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zayats has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cobey clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Alexey Zayats overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobey trying to control the hands but Zayats breaks the grip.
Cobey is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Zayats's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cobey is in bad spot here.
Zayats is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Cobey with him. Cobey is trying to defend but Zayats has an arm under the chin now! Cobey grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexey Zayats!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Riera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusty Shackleford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Shackleford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Riera!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shackleford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big left from Riera misses.
Shackleford lands with a hook. Riera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shackleford throws a hook but Riera avoids it easily.
Riera slips a jab and a cross from Shackleford.
Some wild striking there from Riera.
Shackleford connects with a superb combination that knocks Riera out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Shackleford before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Riera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rusty Shackleford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yanhi Buentello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Aint Stoppin Me. Tim Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yanhi Buentello!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor scores with a jab.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buentello on the side of the head.
Buentello darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
Buentello is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taylor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buentello tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buentello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buentello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Buentello shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Buentello's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tim Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yanhi Buentello.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Buentello.
Good shot there by Taylor.
Buentello takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Yanhi Buentello has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buentello drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buentello takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buentello tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Buentello looks gassed!
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buentello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor stuns Buentello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buentello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Buentello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left lands for Taylor.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buentello. Buentello circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taylor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taylor lands a left and a right that send Buentello crashing to the mat, dazed. Taylor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Buentello is rocked!
Taylor lands with a right and another and another! Buentello is in big trouble! Taylor lands again and this time it's lights out for Buentello! A quality knockout there for Taylor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Taylor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sizzla Kalonji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Inakmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalonji comes to the cage accompanied by Rasta Man Don't Apologize to Nobody. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sizzla Kalonji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slick Inakmas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalonji stuffs the takedown.
Kalonji throws the kick towards the body but Inakmas avoids it.
Kalonji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalonji tries a low kick but Inakmas avoids it.
Inakmas avoids the head kick by Kalonji.
Kalonji goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Inakmas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Inakmas has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Inakmas controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalonji avoids a series of strikes thrown by Inakmas.
Kalonji avoids a series of strikes thrown by Inakmas.
Kalonji tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalonji wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Inakmas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Inakmas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Inakmas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kalonji is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kalonji tries to hold on but Inakmas pushes him away.
Kalonji tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas controlling the pace for now.
Inakmas looking to ground and pound but Kalonji is blocking nicely.
Inakmas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kalonji has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kalonji!
Inakmas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Kalonji wants to get up but he can't break Inakmas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kalonji wants to control from the top but Inakmas keeps moving.
Inakmas looking for a sweep. Not yet Inakmas, not yet.
Kalonji trying to control but Inakmas is working from the bottom.
Kalonji won't allow Inakmas to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalonji passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalonji working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sizzla Kalonji will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Kalonji misses.
Inakmas checks a low kick from Kalonji.
Kalonji throws a chopping leg kick but Inakmas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inakmas checks a leg kick.
Kalonji misses with a body kick.
Inakmas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kalonji was covering up waiting for the punch and Inakmas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakmas pushing down on Kalonji's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Inakmas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kalonji to get to his feet.
Kalonji throws a leg kick but Inakmas moved away.
Kalonji slaps away a takedown attempt from Inakmas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Inakmas checks the leg kick.
Slick Inakmas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Inakmas forces Kalonji back against the cage and clinches.
Inakmas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inakmas moves out of range of the body kick.
Inakmas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Inakmas lands in his opponent's guard.
Inakmas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kalonji, up you get!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inakmas.
A head kick misses from Kalonji.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Inakmas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kalonji!
Kalonji really wants to buck Inakmas off and get back to his feet.
Inakmas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Kalonji is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slick Inakmas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Inakmas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kalonji avoids it really well and circles away.
Inakmas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kalonji tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Inakmas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kalonji gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inakmas 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.
Kalonji wants to sweep but no luck.
Kalonji keeping moving, preventing Inakmas from controlling successfully.
Inakmas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Inakmas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Inakmas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Inakmas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kalonji was covering up waiting for the punch and Inakmas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Inakmas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kalonji has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Inakmas has managed to get both his arms back between Kalonji's legs - danger averted.
Inakmas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inakmas wants to pass the guard but Kalonji is keeping the position.
Inakmas trying to control but Kalonji is working from the bottom.
Kalonji wants to stand but Inakmas is controlling the position.
Inakmas gets to his feet. Kalonji looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inakmas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalonji throws a sloppy head kick
and Inakmas counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kalonji is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Inakmas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalonji is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalonji tries to land knees in the clinch but Inakmas avoids the damage to the body.
Kalonji letting Inakmas take a breather here.
Inakmas wants to stall.
Inakmas gets through Kalonji's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kalonji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inakmas.
Kalonji misses with a knee to the head.
Kalonji trying to land knees to the body.
Kalonji tries to land knees in the clinch but Inakmas avoids the damage to the body.
Inakmas can't get the takedown.
Inakmas avoiding damage as Kalonji throws knees to the body.
Inakmas has clasped his hands together around Kalonji's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Slick Inakmas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Inakmas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Inakmas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slick Inakmas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inakmas 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slick Inakmas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andersen Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killian Swaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andersen Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killian Swaver!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck moves in looking to clinch but Swaver pushes him off.
Swaver scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Swaver working the head with strikes.
Koscheck manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koscheck really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Swaver pushes Koscheck off looking to stand but Koscheck dives back in and keeps control.
Koscheck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swaver defending well though.
Swaver is not content to let Koscheck control the position.
Koscheck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swaver's head.
Koscheck is looking to take a break and control but Swaver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koscheck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koscheck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swaver is trying to stand up here but Koscheck is controlling him well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swaver shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Swaver was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koscheck manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Swaver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swaver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koscheck's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koscheck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Koscheck throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Koscheck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koscheck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swaver's guard.
Swaver is wriggling around but Koscheck manages to pass to half guard.
Koscheck throwing shots but Swaver is blocking nicely.
Swaver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swaver is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swaver can do anything to dispel that myth.
Koscheck trying to control from half guard but Swaver is working away.
Koscheck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koscheck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koscheck stops Swaver from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koscheck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koscheck slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Koscheck.
Koscheck leaves Swaver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Swaver looks gassed!
Koscheck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Swaver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koscheck.
Koscheck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Koscheck grinds an elbow into Swaver's temple.
Koscheck misses with the ground and pound.
Koscheck working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Koscheck seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Koscheck stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Koscheck stalks Swaver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Swaver's face. Swaver staggers backwards, shaken.
Swaver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koscheck is able to avoid easily.
Koscheck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swaver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swaver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koscheck as he avoids it easily.
Andersen Koscheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killian Swaver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swaver feints and as Koscheck raises his hands in defense, Swaver changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koscheck throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Koscheck pushes Swaver off and gets back to his feet.
Koscheck looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Swaver!
Koscheck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Swaver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koscheck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swaver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Koscheck working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koscheck looking to finish with strikes here!
Koscheck sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koscheck sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck misses with a head shot.
Swaver blocking the ground and pound.
Koscheck punching from mount but Swaver doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koscheck unloads with some shots from mount but Swaver bucks and avoids them well.
Swaver is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Koscheck misses with a head shot.
Swaver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Swaver wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koscheck.
Poor strikes thrown by Koscheck there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swaver really wants to buck Koscheck off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andersen Koscheck dominated that round.
That's time! Koscheck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Swaver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koscheck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koscheck throws a series of strikes that have Swaver backpedaling.
Koscheck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Koscheck.
Koscheck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Swaver is rocked!
Swaver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koscheck pinned against the cage. Koscheck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koscheck tries to close the distance and clinch but Swaver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koscheck lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koscheck.
Koscheck scores a takedown into full mount!
Koscheck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swaver because Koscheck loaded up on that one.
Swaver wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koscheck.
Swaver blocking the ground and pound.
Swaver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Swaver is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck thowing shots but they're missing.
Swaver is trying to stand.
Koscheck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swaver because Koscheck loaded up on that one.
Koscheck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Swaver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Koscheck throws some wild stikes that Swaver manages to avoid easily.
Koscheck won't let Swaver get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koscheck throwing strikes here but Swaver is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Swaver trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koscheck misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koscheck throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Swaver holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Koscheck tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Koscheck punching from mount but Swaver doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koscheck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Koscheck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swaver because Koscheck loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that Swaver really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Swaver wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koscheck.
Koscheck punching from mount but Swaver doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koscheck wants to control the pace but Swaver is squirming around nicely.
Swaver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck thowing shots but they're missing.
Koscheck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Koscheck misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koscheck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Koscheck unloads with some shots from mount but Swaver bucks and avoids them well.
Swaver is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Koscheck misses with a head shot.
Swaver wants to get back to his feet.
Koscheck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swaver because Koscheck loaded up on that one.
Koscheck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swaver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Koscheck misses with a head shot.
Swaver is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Swaver wants to get back to his feet.
Koscheck looking to ground and pound but Swaver is blocking nicely.
Koscheck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Koscheck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Swaver's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swaver blocking the ground and pound.
Swaver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Koscheck throwing strikes here but Swaver is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andersen Koscheck dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Koscheck tries to clinch up but Swaver circles away and keeps his distance.
Swaver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swaver showed some decent athleticism there.
Koscheck gets back to full guard.
Swaver is in close to Koscheck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koscheck is looking to stand up but Swaver isn't so interested in that idea.
Swaver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koscheck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swaver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koscheck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koscheck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koscheck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koscheck throwing shots but Swaver is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koscheck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andersen Koscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koscheck prevents Swaver from standing back up.
Koscheck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koscheck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swaver is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koscheck tries to clinch but Swaver moves out of range.
Koscheck moves in looking to clinch but Swaver pushes him off.
Swaver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Koscheck.
Koscheck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swaver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koscheck tries for a takedown but Swaver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koscheck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swaver is fending him off so far but Koscheck persists. Nope, Swaver circles away and we're back to standing.
Swaver closes the distance and clinches.
Swaver taking a breather.
Swaver throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck dodges an elbow strike from Swaver.
Koscheck is looking to control Swaver's arms but Swaver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koscheck has his back to the cage.
Koscheck blocks an elbow strike from Swaver.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Swaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koscheck's brow.
Koscheck wants to break free but Swaver has control.
Swaver misses with an elbow strike.
Swaver lands an elbow inside.
Swaver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koscheck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Swaver looking to slow down the pace here.
Koscheck avoids the elbow strike from Swaver, against the cage.
Koscheck is trying to break the clinch but Swaver has him pressed against the cage.
Swaver throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Swaver throws an elbow but misses.
Swaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koscheck's defenses.
Swaver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Koscheck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Swaver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swaver stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Koscheck fails to land.
Swaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koscheck avoids the elbow strike from Swaver, against the cage.
Koscheck is trying to break the clinch but Swaver has him pressed against the cage.
Swaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Koscheck avoids the damage to the body.
Andersen Koscheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koscheck avoids a wild elbow strike from Swaver.
Swaver throws an elbow but it misses.
Koscheck trying to stall but Swaver improves his position.
Swaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koscheck blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Swaver.
Koscheck missing with knees to the body.
Swaver wants a takedown.
Koscheck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koscheck has had enough of the clinch but Swaver keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swaver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koscheck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Andersen Koscheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killian Swaver.
Nice body punch from Koscheck - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Koscheck.
Koscheck trying to stall but Swaver improves his position.
Swaver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swaver leaning his opponent against the cage.
Koscheck trying to control the position but instead, Swaver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koscheck into the cage.
Koscheck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Killian Swaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koscheck is trying to break the clinch but Swaver has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swaver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koscheck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koscheck blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Killian Swaver.
I think Koscheck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andersen Koscheck!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't no Sunshine. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Rodrigues scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tyson Jones has been cut.
Rodrigues has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Rodrigues manages to pull guard.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodrigues has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Rodrigues's legs - danger averted.
Rodrigues escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones is looking to stand up but Rodrigues won't let him.
Jones is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodrigues controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodrigues is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyson Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodrigues counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodrigues gets a takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones is trying to stand.
Jones looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Rodrigues.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodrigues looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodrigues. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodrigues scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rodrigues throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodrigues seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to kick Rodrigues off in order to stand up. Rodrigues Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues landing a few strikes.
Rodrigues is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones pushes Rodrigues away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rodrigues gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rodrigues is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jones looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rodrigues gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jones is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rodrigues lets go of the hold and Jones can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucio Rodrigues!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karo Josjdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iceice Timmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josjdam comes into the arena with beast and the harlot blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karo Josjdam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iceice Timmy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmy shoots in for a double leg but Josjdam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Josjdam. No joy for Timmy on that attempt.
Josjdam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Timmy was well out of range. Poor timing from Josjdam.
Timmy fails to land the takedown.
Karo Josjdam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iceice Timmy.
Josjdam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timmy.
Josjdam looks to land a left hand but Timmy moved out of range nicely.
Josjdam throws a nice looking combination but Timmy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Josjdam connects with a crisp jab.
Josjdam misses the jab.
Josjdam misses with a straight right.
Josjdam throws a low kick, looking for Timmy's leg but Timmy calmly moves out of range.
Timmy moves in looking to clinch but Josjdam pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Josjdam. Timmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Josjdam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timmy slips a jab from Josjdam.
Josjdam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Timmy drops his hands momentarily and Josjdam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Timmy slips a jab from Josjdam.
Karo Josjdam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmy fails with a takedown attempt.
Josjdam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Josjdam.
Josjdam displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Timmy.
Josjdam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Josjdam fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josjdam throws a series of punches but Timmy avoids them all with ease.
Timmy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Josjdam is trying to stand up.
Timmy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Josjdam blocking the ground and pound.
Josjdam is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Josjdam bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Josjdam stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmy has a takedown stuffed.
Timmy looks gassed!
A right-left combo lands from Josjdam.
Nice uppercut lands for Josjdam. That snapped Timmy's head back.
Nice jab there from Josjdam.
Josjdam misses with a wild combination.
Josjdam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Timmy.
Josjdam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Timmy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Josjdam stuffs the takedown.
Timmy slips a jab and a cross from Josjdam.
Timmy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Josjdam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Josjdam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Josjdam lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Timmy backs up against the cage.
Josjdam lands a nice looking body shot.
Josjdam throws a series of punches but Timmy avoids them all with ease.
Josjdam cracks Timmy with an open hand slap.
Josjdam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Josjdam scores with a hook to the body. Timmy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Josjdam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Josjdam scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timmy has a takedown stuffed.
Josjdam scores with a sloppy right hand. Timmy should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karo Josjdam 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.
Josjdam clobbers Timmy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Josjdam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Timmy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timmy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Josjdam as he avoids it easily.
Josjdam throws the left hand but Timmy avoids the punch easily.
Josjdam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Timmy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Josjdam misses.
Timmy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Josjdam as Timmy shoots in.
Josjdam scores with a shot to the body.
Josjdam throws out a powerful jab.
Josjdam lands a jab.
Josjdam swinging wildly here.
Karo Josjdam is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Josjdam stuffs the takedown.
Karo Josjdam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iceice Timmy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Josjdam connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Timmy's hands.
Josjdam looks to land a combination but Timmy avoids it well.
Josjdam with a hook.
Josjdam looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmy is just out of range.
Josjdam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Timmy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Timmy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Josjdam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timmy.
Josjdam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Josjdam 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.
Josjdam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Timmy can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josjdam lands a head shot.
Josjdam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Josjdam lands a lovely overhand right.
Josjdam tries to bum rush Timmy with a series of wild strikes but Timmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Josjdam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Josjdam lands a nice shot to the body.
Josjdam closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Timmy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Timmy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Josjdam misses the jab.
Timmy slips a jab and a cross from Josjdam.
Josjdam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timmy.
Josjdam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josjdam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Josjdam misses with a straight left.
Timmy tries to clinch but Josjdam is having none of it.
Timmy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Josjdam as he avoids it easily.
Josjdam scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Timmy.
Timmy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Josjdam!
Timmy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Josjdam wants to hold on but Timmy pushes him away.
Timmy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josjdam throwing hammer fists to the chest of Timmy. What's that going to do exactly?
Timmy looking to control but Josjdam is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Timmy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Josjdam kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Poor strikes thrown by Timmy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Josjdam somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Josjdam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karo Josjdam dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Josjdam tries a head kick but it misses.
Josjdam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timmy circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Josjdam does no damage.
Josjdam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Josjdam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmy moves away.
Josjdam misses the jab.
Timmy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Timmy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Josjdam kicks off Timmy and gets to his feet.
Josjdam works Timmy's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timmy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Timmy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Josjdam lands the left hand.
Josjdam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Timmy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Josjdam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Josjdam lands with a shot to the body.
Josjdam misses with a hook. Timmy ducked under it nicely.
Timmy shoots in but no luck this time.
Karo Josjdam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iceice Timmy.
Josjdam works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Timmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Josjdam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Josjdam. Timmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timmy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two 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.
Timmy moves out of range of the strikes.
Josjdam circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Josjdam does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Timmy is defended easily by Josjdam.
Josjdam stalks Timmy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Timmy's face. Timmy staggers backwards, shaken.
Josjdam digs a good hook to Timmy's body.
Josjdam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Josjdam throws a series of strikes that have Timmy backpedaling.
Josjdam throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Josjdam!
Josjdam throws a hook but Timmy avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Timmy.
Timmy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Josjdam lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Josjdam throws a lazy right hand but Timmy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Josjdam tries a low kick but Timmy avoids it.
Josjdam throws a lazy right hand but Timmy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Josjdam misses the jab.
Timmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Josjdam.
Josjdam misses with a hook. Timmy ducked under it nicely.
Karo Josjdam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Josjdam looks to land a left hand but Timmy moved out of range nicely.
Timmy closes the distance and clinches up with Josjdam, looking for a takedown. Timmy pushes Josjdam against the cage but Josjdam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Josjdam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Timmy.
Timmy throws a wild body kick that Josjdam sees coming a mile off.
Josjdam with a nice cross.
Josjdam cracks Timmy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Josjdam lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Timmy backs up against the cage.
Josjdam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Iceice Timmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Timmy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Josjdam regains guard immediately.
Josjdam is looking to stand up but Timmy isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karo Josjdam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Josjdam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karo Josjdam!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernandinho BeatBox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keat Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandinho BeatBox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keat Cullen's chin.
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernandinho BeatBox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keat Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cullen connects with the punch.
It looks like Fernandinho BeatBox has been cut.
Cullen drives through and clinches with BeatBox against the cage.
BeatBox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cullen walks away with a smile on his face. BeatBox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
BeatBox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cullen clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Cullen on the inside.
BeatBox fails to pull guard.
Cullen lands a shoulder strike.
BeatBox drags the fight down to the ground.
Cullen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on BeatBox, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BeatBox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
BeatBox is rocked!
BeatBox loses concentration momentarily and Cullen pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! BeatBox crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Cullen finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keat Cullen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Cesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Zabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ricky Zabuza was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Cesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Zabuza!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cesar misses.
Cesar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zabuza.
Zabuza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zabuza misses the jab.
Zabuza blocks the body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Zabuza scores with a four punch combination!
Cesar throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Zabuza to counter with a crisp jab.
Zabuza scores with a nice right hand.
Cesar is looking to clinch.
Cesar tries for a takedown but Zabuza circles away easily
and Zabuza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zabuza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zabuza throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cesar counter with a right hand.
Cesar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cesar showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cesar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cesar seems to be working for a kimura but Zabuza defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar is trying to control the action in half guard but Zabuza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zabuza is trying to stand up here but Cesar is controlling him well.
Zabuza is trying is best to control the position here.
Cesar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zabuza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cesar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zabuza moves into full guard.
Cesar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zabuza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cesar content to stall in guard here.
Cesar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cesar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zabuza controlling the position.
Zabuza pushes Cesar off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza throws a right and a left that Cesar avoids nicely.
Zabuza scores with a jab to the head.
Zabuza misses with the combination.
Cesar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cesar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zabuza is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Cesar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cesar remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cesar trying to control the action but Zabuza is working from the bottom.
Zabuza struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cesar wants to take a breather but Zabuza manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cesar.
Zabuza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cesar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cesar has gone for a leg lock! Zabuza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cesar's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cesar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zabuza is aware though and is defending well.
Cesar is breathing heavily.
Zabuza stands up from Cesar's guard - Zabuza perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zabuza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza 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.
No luck for Cesar with that takedown attempt.
Cesar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zabuza sprawls well. Zabuza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cesar gets slowly back to his feet.
Cesar with a poor takedown
and Zabuza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Cesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabuza throws a series of punches but Cesar moves out of range.
Cesar fails with the takedown
and Zabuza counters with a nice uppercut.
Cesar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zabuza connects with a single shot there.
Cesar throws a chopping leg kick but Zabuza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zabuza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cesar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabuza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zabuza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Cesar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Cesar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zabuza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zabuza is looking to stand up but Cesar isn't so interested in that idea.
Zabuza wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cesar is controlling him.
Cesar throws a strike but Zabuza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cesar is on top in guard.
Cesar stops Zabuza from standing up.
Cesar wants to pass the guard but Zabuza is keeping the position.
Zabuza uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cesar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zabuza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zabuza avoids the body shot from Cesar.
Cesar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zabuza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cesar shoots for a takedown but Zabuza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cesar looks to score with a jab to the body but Zabuza is just out of range.
Cesar with a poor takedown
and Zabuza counters with a series of strikes. Cesar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricky Zabuza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cesar fails with the takedown
and Cesar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zabuza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cesar.
Some wild striking there from Zabuza.
No joy there for Zabuza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cesar with a poor takedown
enabling Zabuza to counter with a crisp jab.
Zabuza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cesar momentarily.
Zabuza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cesar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zabuza pushes Cesar off and gets back to his feet.
Cesar has his takedown stuffed
and Zabuza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zabuza lands a glancing blow to the side of Cesar's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zabuza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zabuza lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Zabuza misses.
Cesar misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cesar shoots and misses
and Zabuza counters with a series of strikes. Cesar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cesar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zabuza.
Zabuza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zabuza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zabuza.
Cesar walks into a straight right hand from Zabuza.
Some wild striking there from Zabuza.
Zabuza lands with a cross.
Zabuza misses with a series of wild punches.
Cesar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zabuza's half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zabuza is trying to stand back up but Cesar is controlling him
Zabuza is refusing to be controlled, as Cesar sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zabuza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zabuza with a hook.
Zabuza looks to land a combination. Cesar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Zabuza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zabuza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cesar fails with the takedown
and Zabuza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zabuza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cesar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zabuza as he jumps to the side.
A big right from Cesar misses.
Zabuza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from Zabuza does no damage.
Zabuza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zabuza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zabuza lands with a nice combination. Cesar backs away looking to recover.
Zabuza lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar has his takedown stuffed
and Zabuza counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Cesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabuza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cesar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Cesar misses its intended target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zabuza.
Cesar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zabuza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zabuza throws a right and a left that Cesar avoids nicely.
Cesar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zabuza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cesar momentarily.
Ricky Zabuza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cesar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zabuza tries to clinch
and Cesar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zabuza!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cesar looking to ground and pound but Zabuza is blocking nicely.
Zabuza squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zabuza can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar trying to control but Zabuza is having none of it.
Zabuza tries to hold on but Cesar postures up.
Zabuza's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cesar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cesar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cesar tries to control but Zabuza wriggling away.
Cesar with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Zabuza covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Cesar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zabuza trying to control the hands but Cesar won't let him.
Cesar is looking to control Zabuza but Zabuza is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Zabuza holding both Cesar 's hands and preventing any damage.
Marcelo Cesar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cesar is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Zabuza up.
Marcelo Cesar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cesar looking to hold on to the position here but Zabuza rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Cesar trying to control but Zabuza is working from the bottom.
Cesar prevents Zabuza from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cesar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zabuza counters with a stiff right hand.
Cesar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ricky Zabuza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cesar shoots in but Zabuza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Zabuza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zabuza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Zabuza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cal Ashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devan Dumes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cal Ashburn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cal Ashburn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devan Dumes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dumes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ashburn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dumes somewhat.
A head kick misses from Ashburn.
Dumes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ashburn but Ashburn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ashburn throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashburn misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Ashburn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dumes.
Dumes tries to clinch but Ashburn is having none of it.
Ashburn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ashburn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dumes momentarily.
Dumes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ashburn. Ashburn obviously looking to wear him down.
Dumes moves out of range of the body kick.
Dumes throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dumes moves out of range of the body kick.
Ashburn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ashburn misses with a body kick.
Dumes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ashburn counters with a nice body shot.
Ashburn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dumes checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ashburn counters with a left to the body.
Ashburn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Ashburn scores with a four punch combination!
Ashburn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ashburn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dumes looks gassed!
Ashburn fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Dumes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumes tries to clinch
and Ashburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ashburn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ashburn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ashburn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dumes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ashburn counters with a good, hard body kick but Dumes shrugs it off.
Cal Ashburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devan Dumes.
Ashburn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ashburn duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Ashburn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ashburn digs a good hook to Dumes's body.
Ashburn staying out of range there.
Ashburn lands a nice shot to the body.
Ashburn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ashburn.
Ashburn misses with a series of wild punches.
Ashburn with a hook.
Cal Ashburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dumes is breathing heavily.
Dumes needs to keep his hands up - Ashburn had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ashburn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ashburn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ashburn.
Ashburn scores with a nice right hand.
Cal Ashburn is winning the standup battle so far.
Ashburn lands with a shot to the body.
Dumes avoids the head kick by Ashburn.
Dumes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ashburn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashburn scores with a spinning back kick!
Ashburn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ashburn throws a sloppy head kick and Dumes moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Ashburn both land. Nice combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dumes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ashburn has got the better of the exchanges.
Ashburn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ashburn duly obliges.
Dumes is rocked!
Ashburn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ashburn lands a jab to Dumes's midsection.
Ashburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dumes doesn't seem bothered though.
Ashburn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ashburn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dumes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ashburn lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dumes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Ashburn lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ashburn!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Ashburn both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ashburn throws a left that rocks Dumes and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ashburn dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Dumes regain composure!
Dumes is still in real trouble! Can Ashburn finish him?
Ashburn decides to stand back up. Ashburn steps back and let's Dumes get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Ashburn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ashburn jabs at Dumes's body.
Dumes seems to have recovered his senses.
Ashburn throws a leg kick but Dumes checks it.
Ashburn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ashburn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dumes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ashburn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ashburn tries to land a leg kick but Dumes saw it coming and moves away.
Dumes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ashburn lands with a hook. Dumes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dumes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ashburn.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ashburn!
A punch combination from Ashburn misses.
Ashburn lands a nice looking body kick.
Dumes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ashburn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ashburn scores with a hook to the body. Dumes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dumes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ashburn. Ashburn obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dumes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ashburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dumes doesn't seem bothered though.
Ashburn tries to bum rush Dumes with a series of wild strikes but Dumes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ashburn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ashburn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ashburn works over Dumes's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn scores with the left hand. Dumes knows he should have avoided that one.
Ashburn scores with a three punch combo!
Ashburn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
No joy there for Ashburn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dumes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ashburn to score with a decent uppercut.
Ashburn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn scores with a three punch combo!
Ashburn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cal Ashburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dumes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ashburn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dumes in his tracks.
Ashburn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dumes can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ashburn scores with a three punch combo!
Ashburn jabs at Dumes's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Ashburn clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ashburn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dumes.
Ashburn lands with a shot to the body.
Ashburn lands a nice shot to the body.
A left and a right from Ashburn both land. Nice combination.
Ashburn with a jab.
Ashburn swinging wildly here.
Dumes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ashburn scores with the left hand. Dumes knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashburn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dumes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ashburn connects with a looping right hand.
Dumes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dumes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ashburn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ashburn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ashburn tries to land a leg kick but Dumes saw it coming and moves away.
Ashburn works over Dumes's head and body with a nice combination.
Ashburn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dumes moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumes seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Ashburn shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Dumes is backing up but Ashburn catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Dumes covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Ashburn Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cal Ashburn!
Cal Ashburn is the new lightweight champion!
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