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K1LL - 3 - Blood Implication PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Mireles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Howard (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Mireles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Howard!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mireles tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
Mireles has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Mireles wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
Mireles darts in trying to clinch
and Howard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mireles tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Mireles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mireles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mireles looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Mireles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mireles looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Mireles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mireles misses with a knee strike.
Mireles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
Howard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mireles tries to clinch but Howard moves away
and Howard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mireles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Howard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mireles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mireles misses with a knee to the head.
Mireles avoiding damage as Howard throws knees to the body.
Howard cracks Mireles with a nice body shot.
Mireles is breathing heavily.
Howard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mireles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Howard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mireles misses with a knee strike.
Mireles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mireles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
Howard just leaning against Mireles, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Howard's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Howard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mireles wants to clinch.
Howard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mireles, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Howard has Mireles up against the ropes in a clinch.
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howard is trying to stall.
Mireles with a knee to the head.
Howard tries to land a knee to the head but Mireles blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
Howard moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mireles looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Mireles looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mireles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Howard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Howard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Howard gets a clinch.
Howard tries a knee to the head but Mireles blocks it.
Mireles tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mireles backwards.
Mireles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Mireles keeps him there for the moment.
Mireles misses with a knee to the head.
Howard misses with a knee strike.
Marcus Howard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mireles connects with a knee to the head.
Mireles tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Mireles tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Howard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Howard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Mireles keeps him there for the moment.
Mireles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mireles looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard tries to break the clinch but Mireles is controlling the position.
Howard tries to stall but Mireles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mireles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howard stalls.
Mireles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jose Mireles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Howard scores with a four punch combination!
Howard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard clinches.
Mireles looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mireles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
Howard wants to break free but Mireles has control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mireles tries to clinch up
and Howard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Howard.
Mireles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mireles misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Howard throws an elbow but misses.
Mireles tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Howard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Howard rushes Mireles and presses him up against the ropes.
Howard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mireles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mireles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Howard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mireless head.
Mireles looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard trying to control the position but instead, Mireles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Howard into the ropes.
Howard lands a right hand.
Mireles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
Howard taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Mireles keeps him there for the moment.
Mireles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard trying to land knees to the body.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Mireles.
Howard has Mireles up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mireles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howard lands an elbow inside that Mireles shrugs off.
Howard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mireles takes the fight into the clinch.
Mireles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mireles throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mireles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howard looking to stall.
Mireles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mireles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mireles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mireles looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Mireles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howard lands a body shot.
Howard tries to break the clinch but Mireles is controlling the position.
Mireles misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mireles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard forces Mireles back against the ropes and clinches.
Jose Mireles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Howard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mireles throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Howard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Howard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tarzan Quackenbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Menem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarzan Quackenbush had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Tarzan Quackenbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Menem!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quackenbush misses with an uppercut.
Menem throws a leg kick which misses Quackenbush's front leg but catches the back leg as Quackenbush tries to avoid it.
Menem wants to clinch.
Menem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Quackenbush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quackenbush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quackenbush circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quackenbush counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quackenbush.
Menem pushes off an throws an elbow but Quackenbush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Quackenbush definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quackenbush blocks an uppercut.
Quackenbush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quackenbush lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Menem goes down! The ref sends Quackenbush to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Menem is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Marcos Menem has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menem wants to clinch up but Quackenbush keeps it at a distance.
Quackenbush wants to clinch up but Menem keeps it at a distance.
Quackenbush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Menem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quackenbush's calf.
Menem moves into range and clinches up with Quackenbush.
Quackenbush is trying to push Menem away but Menem has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quackenbush digs a right hand underneath Menem's ribcage. Menem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quackenbush pushes Menem back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Quackenbush as the two fighters clinch.
Menem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcos Menem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menem darts in and clinches Quackenbush up against the ropes.
Quackenbush can't find room to land a body shot as Menem controls the action.
Quackenbush manages to break the clinch.
Quackenbush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quackenbush tries to bum rush Menem with a series of wild strikes but Menem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Menem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Menem thows a body kick. Quackenbush tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quackenbush is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menem pushes Quackenbush away with a front kick.
Menem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quackenbush slips a jab and a cross from Menem.
Menem lands with a nice body kick.
Quackenbush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menem closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quackenbush avoids it.
Quackenbush breaks from the clinch.
Quackenbush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quackenbush avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Menem.
Menem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Menem wants to clinch.
Quackenbush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Menem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quackenbush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Menem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Menem avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarzan Quackenbush should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Marcos Menem's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Menem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quackenbush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Menem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quackenbush tries to keep at a distance but Menem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Menem lands with a light punch inside.
Menem keeps control of Quackenbush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quackenbush blocks an uppercut.
Quackenbush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Menem has him pressed against the ropes.
Quackenbush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Menem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quackenbush.
Menem thuds his shin into the meat of Quackenbush's side.
Menem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Quackenbush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Quackenbush. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Menem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menem wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menem is looking to clinch but Quackenbush is avoiding it.
Menem lands with a nice body kick.
Menem doesn't manage to clinch there - Quackenbush circles away.
Menem feints and then cracks Quackenbush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quackenbush down.
Menem is looking to clinch.
Menem doesn't manage to clinch there - Quackenbush circles away.
Menem keeps the fight on the outside.
Menem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quackenbush has time to react.
Quackenbush will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quackenbush gets tackled into the ropes by Menem. Menem maintains the clinch.
Menem tries to circle away but Quackenbush has him pinned against the ropes.
Quackenbush misses with a punch to the body.
Menem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quackenbush lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Menem scores with a shot to the side of Quackenbush's head.
Menem throws a punch but it's blocked by Quackenbush.
Menem leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Menem fails to land.
Menem has a couple of punches blocked by Quackenbush.
Menem misses with an elbow strike.
Marcos Menem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quackenbush swings wildly with an uppercut but Menem uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Menem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Menem scores a nice knee to the body.
Quackenbush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quackenbush tries to keep at a distance but Menem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Menem lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quackenbush or not.
Menem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Menem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Menem's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Menem lands a jab to the nose.
Quackenbush swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quackenbush is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Menem connects with an inside leg kick.
Menem clinches up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Menem prevents a body shot from Quackenbush.
Menem breaks the clinch.
Marcos Menem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Menem tries to clinch there but Quackenbush circles away.
Menem keeps the fight on the outside.
Menem lands with a nice body punch.
Menem connects with a leg kick. Quackenbush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Quackenbush swats away the attempt to clinch by Menem.
Menem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menem tries to clinch there but Quackenbush circles away.
Quackenbush takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Menem closes the distance and catches Quackenbush with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Quackenbush is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Quackenbush is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Quackenbush is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Menem takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marcos Menem!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcos Menem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jules Cassidy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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140 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva prevents Cassidy from breaking the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cassidy has eaten all the pies!
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cassidy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cassidy has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Cassidy taking a breather.
Cassidy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Silva is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Cassidy trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rodrigo Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Cassidy back into the ropes.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cassidy's face.
It looks like Jules Cassidy has been cut.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Cassidy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Cassidy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy misses with a body kick.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rob's Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Cassidy misses with a two punch combination.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cassidy's hands.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Cassidy in a clinch.
Silva tries to stall but Cassidy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva pushes Cassidy away with a front kick.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Cassidy circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cassidy misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cassidy circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jules Cassidy's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
A combination from Cassidy does no damage.
Cassidy throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Cassidy.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cassidy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Cassidy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Cassidy avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cassidy misses with a double jab.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Cassidy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick from Silva lands but Cassidy takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Cassidy swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva drives through and clinches with Cassidy against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cassidy pushes him off.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Cassidy in the body.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jules Cassidy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cassidy's head.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva forces Cassidy back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Cassidy circles away.
Rodrigo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cassidy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Cassidy moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Cassidy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cassidy misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thumps Cassidy with a low kick.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cassidy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cassidy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cassidy can do to turn this around?
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Jules Cassidy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cassidy trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cassidy into the ropes.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Silva!
A very excited looking Rodrigo Silva 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abreham Killyousovizh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abreham Killyousovizh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Killyousovizh.
A swing and a miss from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh clinches up against the ropes.
Zero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killyousovizh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zero'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.
Killyousovizh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zero misses with the combination.
Zero looks to score with a jab to the body but Killyousovizh is just out of range.
Killyousovizh lands a jab to the nose.
Killyousovizh avoids the body shot from Zero.
Killyousovizh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Killyousovizh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killyousovizh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Killyousovizh ducks right into an uppercut from Zero.
Killyousovizh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Killyousovizh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killyousovizh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Killyousovizh slips a jab and a cross from Zero.
Zero slips under a jab.
Zero moves out of range of the body kick.
Killyousovizh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zero throws a jab when Killyousovizh was well out of range.
Zero just misses with a punch to the body.
Killyousovizh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zero is looking to clinch.
Killyousovizh throws a series of punches but Zero avoids them all with ease.
Zero tries to clinch there but Killyousovizh circles away.
Killyousovizh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zero manages to avoid it.
Abreham Killyousovizh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killyousovizh drops his hands momentarily and Zero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zero lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero lands with a hook. Killyousovizh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Killyousovizh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zero, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zero misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh missing with knees to the body.
Zero swings wildly with an uppercut but Killyousovizh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killyousovizh misses with some punches.
Killyousovizh swings wildly with an uppercut but Zero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Zero.
Killyousovizh tries a knee to the head but Zero blocks it.
Zero swings wildly with an uppercut but Killyousovizh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zero gets through Killyousovizh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zero lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zero can't find room to land a body shot as Killyousovizh controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Killyousovizh tries a body shot but Zero blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zero checks the leg kick.
Zero looks to land a right hand but Killyousovizh moved out of range.
Zero lunges at Killyousovizh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Killyousovizh's hand.
Killyousovizh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zero is out of range.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Killyousovizh finds it's way through Zero's defenses.
Killyousovizh pushes Zero up against the ropes in a clinch.
Killyousovizh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zero tries a body shot but Killyousovizh blocks it.
Killyousovizh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zero managing to block the knees to the body from Killyousovizh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero lands a shoulder strike.
Zero tries a body shot but Killyousovizh blocks it.
Killyousovizh has had enough of the clinch but Zero keeps him there for the moment.
Killyousovizh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Killyousovizh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killyousovizh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zero back to the ropes. Killyousovizh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Sub Zero has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Killyousovizh. Beautiful body shot.
Killyousovizh throws a sloppy head kick and Zero moves out of range easily.
Zero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zero misses with an uppercut.
Zero takes one on the button.
Zero scores with a jab. Killyousovizh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Zero misses.
Killyousovizh misses with a looping left.
Zero throws a low kick but Killyousovizh moves out of range easily.
Killyousovizh looks to land a left hand but Zero moved out of range nicely.
Killyousovizh misses with a wild body shot.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killyousovizh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Killyousovizh throws a head kick that misses.
Killyousovizh lands with an overhand left.
Zero lands a head shot.
Zero takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh misses the jab.
Zero doesn't manage to clinch there - Killyousovizh circles away.
Killyousovizh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zero is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheers as Killyousovizh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zero doesn't seem phased though.
Killyousovizh staying out of range there.
Killyousovizh ducks under a wild hook from Zero.
Killyousovizh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killyousovizh. Zero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killyousovizh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Killyousovizh avoids the body shot from Zero.
Zero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Killyousovizh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killyousovizh misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Zero. Beautiful body shot.
Zero avoids the head kick by Killyousovizh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Killyousovizh doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sub Zero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sub Zero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zero connects with a single shot there.
Zero defending well as Killyousovizh loads up on a big left hand.
Zero slips a jab from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zero.
Killyousovizh misses with an uppercut. Zero saw that one coming.
Killyousovizh moves out of range of the strikes.
Killyousovizh lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Killyousovizh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Killyousovizh.
No joy there for Zero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zero drops his hands momentarily and Killyousovizh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Killyousovizh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zero tries to keep at a distance but Killyousovizh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Killyousovizh backwards.
Killyousovizh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zero scores with the left hand. Killyousovizh knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zero blocks a leg kick.
Killyousovizh is looking to score with low kicks.
Killyousovizh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zero's sensitive parts.
Zero connects with a looping right hand.
Zero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh misses the shot to the body.
Killyousovizh throws the kick towards the body but Zero avoids it.
Zero throws a shot from downtown. Killyousovizh moves away and avoids it.
Killyousovizh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zero is looking to clinch but Killyousovizh is avoiding it.
Killyousovizh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zero.
Zero tries to clinch up.
Killyousovizh misses with a body shot.
Zero looks to throw the jab but Killyousovizh is out of range.
Abreham Killyousovizh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Killyousovizh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Killyousovizh misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Killyousovizh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killyousovizh throws out a loose jab but Zero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sub Zero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zero misses with a body shot.
Killyousovizh throws a right hand that Zero ducks under and follows up with a left that Zero also avoids with ease.
Killyousovizh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Killyousovizh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zero's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Killyousovizh lands a leg kick that knocks Zero off balance momentarily.
Jab by Zero.
Zero misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zero, as that shot connected.
Killyousovizh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zero manages to avoid it.
Zero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killyousovizh walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sub Zero!
A determined Sub Zero didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Adam Mlodzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlodzinski comes to the ring accompanied by Enter Sandman. Freedom has chosen Star Spangled Banner as his entrance music. Chip Freedom has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adam Mlodzinski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Mlodzinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chip Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mlodzinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mlodzinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mlodzinski takes one on the button.
Mlodzinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Freedom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mlodzinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mlodzinski slips a jab and a cross from Freedom.
Freedom blocks a head kick by Mlodzinski.
Freedom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mlodzinski lands a head kick. Freedom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Chip Freedom has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mlodzinski.
Mlodzinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freedom blocks a head kick by Mlodzinski.
Mlodzinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freedom throws out the jab.
Freedom has managed to clinch.
Mlodzinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freedom blocks it with crossed arms.
Freedom is trying to stall.
Freedom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mlodzinski misses with a knee to the head.
Mlodzinski tries a knee to the head but Freedom blocks it.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the head but Mlodzinski blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mlodzinski is trying to force a seperation but Freedom has the dominant position.
Freedom looking to slow down the pace here.
Mlodzinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mlodzinski lands with a left to the head.
Freedom trying to stall but Mlodzinski improves his position.
Mlodzinski tries to land a knee to the head but Freedom blocks with his arms.
Mlodzinski breaks from the clinch.
Freedom gets a clinch.
Mlodzinski breaks the clinch.
Mlodzinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Mlodzinski clinches.
Mlodzinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
Mlodzinski throws a head kick that misses.
Adam Mlodzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mlodzinski.
Freedom blocks a head kick by Mlodzinski.
Freedom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mlodzinski tries to move into range but Freedom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Freedom with a jab.
Freedom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mlodzinski manages to avoid it.
Freedom scores with a decent looking hook.
Mlodzinski throws a head kick that misses.
Mlodzinski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Freedom avoids the head kick by Mlodzinski.
Freedom clinches up against the ropes.
Mlodzinski looking to throw knees to the head but Freedom is blocking nicely.
Freedom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mlodzinski is keeping busy.
Mlodzinski looking to throw knees to the head but Freedom is blocking nicely.
Mlodzinski looking to throw knees to the head but Freedom is blocking nicely.
Mlodzinski breaks the clinch.
Mlodzinski avoids the head kick by Freedom.
Mlodzinski misses with a head kick.
Mlodzinski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Freedom does it's job there.
Mlodzinski is rocked!
Freedom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mlodzinski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A head kick by Mlodzinski misses
and Freedom counters with a straight right, followed by a hook and finally a brutal uppercut! Mlodzinski drops to the canvas, flat on his back and unconcious - no need for the referee to start the count as this one is all over! Freedom struts around like it's just an every day occurrence to knock someone out in such brutal fashion. A dominant finish for Freedom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chip Freedom! Chip Freedom retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Chip Freedom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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