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EER 41: Badass vs. Dority PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigran Sikhouasvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tigran Sikhouasvili told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abraham Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tigran Sikhouasvili!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln dodges the punch combination from Sikhouasvili.
Lincoln ducks right into an uppercut from Sikhouasvili.
It looks like Abraham Lincoln has been cut.
Sikhouasvili misses with a left hand
and Lincoln counters with a single leg into guard. Sikhouasvili didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lincoln seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lincoln throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lincoln in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lincoln trying to control the position from guard on top but Sikhouasvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a big right hand that misses.
Lincoln is looking to work some ground and pound but Sikhouasvili has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Sikhouasvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sikhouasvili throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln.
Lincoln gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lincoln wants to take the fight to the mat but Sikhouasvili manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lincoln pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lincoln connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sikhouasvili's face.
Sikhouasvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lincoln connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tigran Sikhouasvili has been cut.
Lincoln unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sikhouasvili lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sikhouasvili is trying to break the clinch but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage.
Sikhouasvili has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lincoln has Sikhouasvili pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lincoln pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sikhouasvili tumbling to the mat - Lincoln dives into Sikhouasvili's guard.
Lincoln 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.
Lincoln throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lincoln loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sikhouasvili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been informed that Sikhouasvili has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lincoln forces his way into half guard.
Sikhouasvili on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lincoln looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lincoln working over Sikhouasvili with some ground and pound. Sikhouasvili looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lincoln throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sikhouasvili wants to get back to his feet.
Lincoln throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lincoln thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sikhouasvili's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Lincoln dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sikhouasvili throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln staying out of range there.
Sikhouasvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincoln.
Sikhouasvili throws an overhand right that lands on Lincoln's shoulder, as Lincoln tries to avoid the shot.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sikhouasvili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lincoln steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sikhouasvili.
Sikhouasvili connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lincoln momentarily.
Tigran Sikhouasvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Sikhouasvili misses.
Sikhouasvili misses with a series of wild punches.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sikhouasvili throws the left hand but Lincoln avoids the punch easily.
Sikhouasvili wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sikhouasvili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sikhouasvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincoln is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikhouasvili paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lincoln looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sikhouasvili misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Sikhouasvili catches Lincoln right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sikhouasvili throws a looping overhand right but Lincoln ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Sikhouasvili, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sikhouasvili looks to throw the jab but Lincoln is out of range.
Sikhouasvili misses with a series of wild punches.
Tigran Sikhouasvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sikhouasvili takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sikhouasvili 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.
Lincoln swings for the body but Sikhouasvili moves out of range.
Sikhouasvili throws a hook to the side of Lincoln's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Sikhouasvili coming out on top.
Abraham Lincoln's cut is getting worse.
Sikhouasvili thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sikhouasvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincoln is just out of range.
Lincoln keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lincoln backs away from a small jab... but Sikhouasvili lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Lincoln crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Sikhouasvili with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tigran Sikhouasvili!
Tigran Sikhouasvili thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RP McMurphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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260 lbs
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257 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, RP McMurphy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMurphy throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
McMurphy misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
McMurphy misses with a right hand
and McMurphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McMurphy checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from McMurphy misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McMurphy misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McMurphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. McMurphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McMurphy is able to avoid easily.
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!
Smith throws a series of punches but McMurphy avoids them all with ease.
Smith lands a body shot.
McMurphy cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bobby Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith leaves McMurphy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McMurphy misses with a straight right.
McMurphy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Smith throws a body punch but McMurphy moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith slips a jab from McMurphy.
RP McMurphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from McMurphy.
Smith looks to land a right hand but McMurphy moved out of range.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McMurphy manages to avoid it.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McMurphy.
McMurphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
McMurphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McMurphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McMurphy's calf.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Academia Ipanema that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMurphy swings widly with a right hand
and McMurphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a straight left.
McMurphy misses with an uppercut
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McMurphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
McMurphy swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
McMurphy misses the jab.
A jab from McMurphy misses.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
A slow jab from McMurphy misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith looks to clinch
and McMurphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McMurphy feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, McMurphy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McMurphy content to stall in guard here.
Smith kicks McMurphy off and gets to his feet.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McMurphy.
McMurphy throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMurphy swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks McMurphy off balance momentarily.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses McMurphy's front leg but catches the back leg as McMurphy tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Smith 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.
McMurphy throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but McMurphy is just out of range.
Smith misses with an uppercut. McMurphy saw that one coming.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McMurphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bobby Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McMurphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from McMurphy misses.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McMurphy.
Smith works over McMurphy's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMurphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMurphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves away from the strike by McMurphy.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McMurphy.
McMurphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith throws a hook but McMurphy avoids it easily.
McMurphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McMurphy misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
McMurphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Bobby Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurphy throws an off balance right hand
and McMurphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMurphy misses with a few strikes there.
McMurphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McMurphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith pushes McMurphy away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMurphy throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
McMurphy misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith is rocked!
Smith leaves his chin hanging out and McMurphy seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Smith crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). RP McMurphy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ahlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drink and Fight. Ville Ahlo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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292 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ville Ahlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahlo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Ahlo looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson clinches.
Ahlo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ahlo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilson avoids it.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ahlo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ahlo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Ahlo.
Wilson wants the takedown. Ahlo is fighting it off but Wilson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ahlo's guard against the cage.
Ahlo looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahlo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson postures up and lands a big shot to Ahlo's brow.
Wilson postures up.
Wilson is stalling in the full guard.
Wilson cracks Ahlo with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson stands up over Ahlo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilson cracks Ahlo with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing good reports from Ahlo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wilson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ahlo is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
Wilson loads up on a big left hand. Ahlo felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Wilson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ahlo can't hide his disappointment, as Wilson celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Wilson!
A very excited looking Mickey Wilson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy The Grinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrisoff Lebene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebene has chosen Go to Sleep-Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy The Grinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chrisoff Lebene!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Grinn tries for a takedown but Lebene sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lebene misses with a double jab.
The Grinn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Grinn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Grinn being controlled here momentarily.
The Grinn throwing strikes from guard but Lebene blocks nicely.
The Grinn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The Grinn is looking to work some ground and pound but Lebene has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lebene holds on and takes a little breather.
The Grinn scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Grinn postures up in Lebene's guard and throws a big left but Lebene blocks it.
The Grinn working some strikes from top position.
The Grinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lebene looking to control.
The Grinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Grinn lands a couple of elbows.
The Grinn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Grinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lebene preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Grinn throwing strikes from guard but Lebene blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Grinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lebene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Grinn.
The Grinn stops Lebene from standing up.
The Grinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lebene has his hands on The Grinn's head, controlling the position.
The Grinn stands up over Lebene, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Grinn is looking to work some ground and pound but Lebene has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Grinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebene wants to get back to his feet but The Grinn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lebene is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The Grinn distracts Lebene with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The Grinn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Grinn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Grinn landing some decent shots from guard.
The Grinn postures up in Lebene's guard and throws a big left but Lebene blocks it.
The Grinn 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.
Lebene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Grinn.
The Grinn stops Lebene from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Grinn lands a couple of digs.
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!
The Grinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Grinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Grinn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lebene is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Grinn postures up in Lebene's guard and throws a big left but Lebene blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Grinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Grinn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Grinn with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy The Grinn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Grinn drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Grinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Grinn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lebene wants to get back to his feet but The Grinn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Grinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lebene works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Grinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lebene 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.
The Grinn throws a big right hand that misses.
Lebene is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Grinn landing some decent shots from guard.
Lebene controls The Grinn momentarily but The Grinn frees himself.
The Grinn cracks Lebene with a solid left hand.
The Grinn throws a big right hand that misses.
The Grinn postures up in Lebene's guard and throws a big left but Lebene blocks it.
Lebene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Grinn stops Lebene from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Grinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Grinn is working Lebene over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jimmy The Grinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lebene not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Grinn lands a couple of elbows.
The Grinn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lebene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Grinn.
Lebene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Grinn.
Lebene is looking to stand back up but The Grinn counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lebene.
Lebene is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Grinn scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Grinn is nestled in close to Lebene, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Grinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lebene can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Grinn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Grinn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lebene blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Grinn.
The Grinn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lebene blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Grinn.
The Grinn lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Grinn connects with a nice short shot to Lebene's temple.
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!
Lebene is looking for a sweep. The Grinn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lebene trying to hold on to The Grinn's head to control him but The Grinn postures up.
Lebene is breathing heavily.
Lebene keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Grinn lands strikes from half guard.
The Grinn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lebene avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Grinn.
The Grinn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lebene's head.
The Grinn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Grinn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from The Grinn.
The Grinn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from The Grinn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy The Grinn 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!
The Grinn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lebene is fending him off so far but The Grinn persists. Nope, Lebene circles away and we're back to standing.
The Grinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lebene sprawls well. Lebene wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Grinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Lebene throws a combination that misses
and The Grinn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lebene won't be happy with that.
Lebene dodges the ground and pound from The Grinn.
Lebene is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The Grinn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The Grinn working the ground and pound.
The Grinn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebene is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Grinn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lebene sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The Grinn lands an elbow.
The Grinn working the body and head with strikes.
The Grinn with the ground and pound but Lebene regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The Grinn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Grinn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lebene slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Grinn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Grinn lands a couple of elbows.
The Grinn throws a strike but Lebene rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebene won't allow The Grinn to sweep him here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lebene working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lebene throws an elbow that misses. The Grinn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lebene's guard. Nice move by The Grinn!
Lebene is looking to stand up but The Grinn isn't so interested in that idea.
Lebene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lebene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Grinn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Grinn throwing strikes but missing.
The Grinn landing with the ground and pound.
Lebene controlling the position.
The Grinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Grinn landing with the ground and pound.
The Grinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Grinn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chrisoff Lebene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebene has momentary wrist control but The Grinn slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Grinn throws a strike but Lebene rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Grinn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The Grinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebene drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Grinn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lebene has The Grinn in his guard.
Lebene working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy The Grinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Grinn 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy The Grinn!
Jimmy The Grinn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Backyard Fighting, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Bismark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bismark comes to the cage accompanied by I Don't Care Anymore - Phil Collins. Machida has chosen Bleed It Out as his entrance music. Ryoto Machida told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johann Bismark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida looks for the body kick but Bismark saw that one coming.
Bismark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Machida misses with a hook. Bismark ducked under it nicely.
Machida throws a right hand that misses
and Bismark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bismark is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Machida has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bismark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Machida is just riding it out for now. Bismark eventually gives up the hold.
Bismark maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Machida could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bismark has cracked it and Machida is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bismark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johann Bismark!
After the fight, Johann Bismark was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Sanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanburg has chosen Black Sabbath - War Pigs as his entrance music. Geoff Sanburg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geoff Sanburg!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanburg misses with an uppercut.
Reilly cracks Sanburg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanburg gets tackled into the cage by Reilly. Reilly maintains the clinch.
Sanburg is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Reilly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've been told by Reilly's head coaches at The Warehouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanburg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reilly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sanburg working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sanburg working the ground and pound but Reilly is defending the strikes.
Sanburg trying to control the position but Reilly is working away.
Reilly tries to buck Sanburg off but Sanburg is having none of it.
Sanburg tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Reilly wants to control but Sanburg postures up.
Sanburg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanburg grinds an elbow into Reilly's temple.
Reilly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The strikes coming from Sanburg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Reilly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sanburg off and has taken his back!
Sanburg is in bad spot here.
Sanburg wants to control his opponent's hands but Reilly gets his hands free.
Sanburg avoids the strikes from Reilly.
Sanburg is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Reilly's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Reilly is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sanburg knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sanburg for a finish.
Reilly wants to control but Sanburg is keeping busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanburg manages to reverse the position and now he's in Reilly's guard. Nice work there by Sanburg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanburg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanburg trying to control but Reilly is working from the bottom.
Sanburg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanburg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reilly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanburg!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sanburg throws a head kick that misses
and Reilly counters with a nice uppercut.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanburg throws a solid leg kick but Reilly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanburg.
Reilly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanburg feints and then cracks Reilly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reilly down.
Sanburg throws a leg kick
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reilly moves away from the strike by Sanburg.
Sanburg throws a push kick but Reilly slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Reilly.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanburg manages to avoid it.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly lands a jab-cross combination.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Sanburg circles away.
Sanburg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanburg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanburg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reilly's head.
Reilly thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanburg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reilly pinned against the cage. Reilly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A clash of legs there as Reilly blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Geoff Sanburg will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanburg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
Sanburg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reilly pinned against the cage. Reilly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanburg throws a low kick, looking for Reilly's leg but Reilly calmly moves out of range.
Sanburg keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanburg shoots in looking for a takedown but Reilly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanburg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanburg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ray Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Sanburg.
Sanburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanburg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanburg.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Sanburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geoff Sanburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanburg throws out a leg kick but Reilly moves out of range and Sanburg only half commits.
Sanburg moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
Reilly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Sanburg misses
and Sanburg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reilly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanburg.
Reilly tries to clinch up
and Sanburg counters with a good, hard body kick but Reilly shrugs it off.
Sanburg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reilly checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Reilly blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Sanburg thows a body kick. Reilly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ray Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Sanburg misses its intended target.
Sanburg misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Reilly. Those never looked like landing.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Sanburg circles away.
Sanburg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanburg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanburg lands a front kick.
Sanburg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanburg thumps Reilly with a low kick.
Reilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly leaves Sanburg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanburg throws a low kick, looking for Reilly's leg but Reilly calmly moves out of range.
Sanburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanburg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reilly's head.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Sanburg pushes him off.
Ray Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanburg misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanburg, right into the meat.
Reilly tries to bum rush Sanburg with a series of wild strikes but Sanburg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reilly blocks a leg kick.
Reilly throws a body punch but Sanburg moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Reilly.
Reilly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reilly throws a jab when Sanburg was well out of range.
Sanburg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanburg missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Sanburg.
Reilly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanburg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Sanburg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanburg throws a wild body kick that Reilly sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanburg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanburg throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geoff Sanburg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanburg.
Sanburg scores with a jab. Reilly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanburg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanburg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reilly defending well as Sanburg loads up on a big left hand.
Sanburg connects with a leg kick. Reilly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanburg avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Reilly moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanburg.
Reilly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanburg.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanburg throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Ray Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanburg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice sprawl there from Reilly as Sanburg shoots in.
Sanburg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ray Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Sanburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg throws a leg kick
and Reilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanburg fails with the takedown.
Reilly checks a low kick from Sanburg.
Sanburg shoots in looking for a takedown but Reilly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanburg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reilly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanburg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reilly scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Sanburg.
Sanburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Sanburg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reilly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reilly wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanburg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanburg throws a head kick that misses.
Sanburg throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Sanburg misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Reilly lands but Sanburg takes it in his stride.
Sanburg misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reilly throws a combination. Sanburg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly jabs at Sanburg's body.
A low kick from Sanburg misses
and Reilly counters with a head kick.
Sanburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Sanburg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly lands a jab to the nose.
Sanburg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reilly defends it nicely.
Sanburg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reilly swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanburg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanburg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Sanburg circles away.
Sanburg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanburg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reilly is able to avoid easily.
Sanburg misses with a looping left.
Reilly avoids the head kick by Sanburg.
Sanburg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanburg keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanburg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reilly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanburg somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sanburg misses.
Sanburg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reilly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reilly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanburg misses with a leg kick
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Sanburg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanburg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reilly's head.
Sanburg feints and then cracks Reilly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reilly down.
Sanburg throws a push kick but Reilly slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ray Reilly did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reilly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanburg tries to score with a low kick but Reilly moves his leg out of the way.
Reilly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reilly checks the leg kick.
Sanburg throws a lazy uppercut
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanburg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reilly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reilly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reilly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanburg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanburg stands up over Reilly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reilly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanburg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanburg throws an elbow that misses. Reilly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanburg's guard. Nice move by Reilly!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly stands up and waves to Sanburg to follow him.
Sanburg throws a head kick that Reilly semi-blocks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanburg.
Sanburg connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanburg. Sanburg gets slowly back to his feet.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Reilly blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Sanburg misses
and Reilly counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanburg manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Sanburg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanburg lands a leg kick that knocks Reilly off balance momentarily.
Reilly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanburg lands a front kick.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanburg misses with a kick to the body
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanburg lands a leg kick that knocks Reilly off balance momentarily.
Reilly moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanburg.
Nice takedown defense from Reilly. No joy for Sanburg on that attempt.
Sanburg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg throws a low kick but Reilly moves out of range easily.
Sanburg throws a head kick but Reilly moves out of range.
Sanburg throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanburg.
Sanburg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reilly's waist but Reilly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanburg off to one side.
Ray Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Sanburg.
Sanburg is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly working hard to break the clinch.
Sanburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanburg is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Sanburg dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanburg blocks the body kick.
Sanburg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanburg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reilly's waist but Reilly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanburg off to one side.
Reilly scores with a decent looking hook.
Reilly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reilly lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanburg is rocked!
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Sanburg pushes him off.
Sanburg lands a head kick!
Sanburg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Reilly - just one landing.
Sanburg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reilly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanburg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sanburg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reilly's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanburg throws a strike but Reilly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanburg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanburg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reilly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Reilly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ray Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanburg is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sanburg throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanburg misses with a low kick as Reilly jumps back.
Sanburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanburg under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanburg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reilly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanburg backs up against the cage.
Reilly avoids the head kick by Sanburg.
Sanburg throws a lazy head kick
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg throws a right hand that misses
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Reilly finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanburg. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanburg seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanburg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Sanburg.
Sanburg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanburg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reilly holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanburg throws a strike but Reilly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is looking to stand up but Sanburg won't let him.
Reilly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reilly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanburg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reilly is one step ahead there.
Sanburg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reilly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Geoff Sanburg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Reilly.
I think Sanburg 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Sanburg! Geoff Sanburg retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Geoff Sanburg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dority (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Dan Dority will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Badass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dority!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dority dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dority slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dority connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dority tries to clinch but Badass is having none of it.
Dority bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dority clinches up with Badass and pushes him back against the cage.
Badass jumps guard but Dority stands there with Badass around his waist. Badass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badass has a couple of punches blocked by Dority.
Badass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badass tries a body shot but Dority blocks it.
Badass misses with a punch to the body.
Badass is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass wants to break free but Dority has control.
Dority blocks an uppercut.
Badass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Dority.
Dority trying to control the position but instead, Badass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dority into the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Badass has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Dority.
Badass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dority misses with the head strike.
Dority lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Dority pushes Badass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Badass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dority scores with a hook to the body. Badass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Dority.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass throws a leg kick which misses Dority's front leg but catches the back leg as Dority tries to avoid it.
Dority connects with a right hand. Badass shakes it off.
Dority swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Dority darts in trying to clinch
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dority enables Badass to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dority manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dority told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Badass wants to control from the top but Dority keeps moving.
Badass preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority has control of Badass's left arm, preventing Badass from doing any damage.
Badass might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Badass wants to control from the top but Dority keeps moving.
Badass looking to pass the guard.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Dority is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Billy Badass wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Badass avoids the body shot from Dority.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Badass throws a jab when Dority was well out of range.
Badass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dority.
Dan Dority is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass scores with a leg kick.
Badass looks for a takedown but Dority sprawls well.
Badass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Badass, right into the meat.
Dority swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dority dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dority throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badass.
Dority has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dority tries to clinch up but Badass circles away and keeps his distance.
Dority is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Dority is just out of range.
Badass misses with a head kick.
Badass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dority sprawls well. Dority wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Badass gets slowly back to his feet.
Badass misses with a left hand
and Dority counters with a one-two to the body.
Dan Dority seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dority as he connects with a hook.
Dority is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dority tries to close the distance and clinch but Badass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badass is looking to chop away at Dority's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dority.
Badass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badass wants to land a leg kick but Dority is out of range.
Dority uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Badass has time to react.
Dority looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
A combination from Dority does no damage.
Badass loads up on a big right hand but Dority slips the punch.
Dority tries to close the distance and clinch up but Badass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dority fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass misses with a looping left.
Dority misses with the combination.
Dority throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Badass staying out of range there.
Dority throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badass keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badass.
A jab from Dority misses.
Dority misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Dority.
Badass misses with a hook
and Badass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dority scores with a three punch combo!
Badass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Badass misses with a straight left.
Dority scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Badass is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dority throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Nice body punch from Badass.
Badass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dan Dority is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dority lands a left and a right that send Badass crashing to the mat, dazed. Dority thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Badass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badass misses with a takedown attempt - Dority sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dority 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!
Dority misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
Badass seems to have got his legs back now.
Badass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Badass clobbers Dority with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dority showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Badass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dority.
Badass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dority.
Dority checks a leg kick.
Dority checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dority throws a looping overhand right but Badass ducks down to avoid it.
Dority throws a nice looking combination but Badass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badass looks to land a left hand but Dority moved out of range nicely.
Dority tries to clinch up but Badass circles away and keeps his distance.
Badass takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dority scores with a jab. Badass acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dority throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dority.
Dority tries to close the distance and clinch but Badass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dority throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dority tries to clinch but Badass is having none of it.
Dority tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dority tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badass counters with a leg kick.
Dority avoids the body shot from Badass.
Dority avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dority displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Badass.
Badass tries a head kick but it misses.
Dority connects with a right hand. Badass shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dority tries to clinch
and Badass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Dority throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dority wants to clinch but Badass slips to the side
and Badass counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Badass trying to control but Dority is working from the bottom.
Badass stands and throws Dority's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dority can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Badass tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badass is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dority is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Billy Badass did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Badass connects with a right hand. Dority shakes it off.
Dority has taken the fight to the clinch.
Badass jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dority walks away with a smile on his face. Badass gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Badass closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dority quickly recovers to half guard.
Badass is trying to work for a kimura but Dority is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badass is trying to control the action in half guard but Dority is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Badass thows a huge punch but Dority dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dority manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Badass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dority working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badass.
Badass tries to free his leg and advance position but Dority is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass trying to move into half guard but instead Dority has managed to sweep!
Badass wants to sweep here but Dority controlling him for the moment.
Dority is looking to stand up but Badass won't let him.
Dority wants to stand and escape but instead Badass has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Dority is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass stands and throws Dority's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass throws a strike aimed at the side of Dority's head but Dority avoids it well.
Badass is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dority has escaped the position, nice work there.
Badass goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dority rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Badass's guard! Nice work there by Dority!
Dority has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Badass is proving hard to escape from.
Dority must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Badass's closed guard. He's half up but Badass has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Badass pivots and extends the arm, Dority falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Badass! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Badass!
Billy Badass retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Billy Badass thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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