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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holifield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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218 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 St Petersburg, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evander Holifield!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Holifield misses the jab.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Holifield fails to land with a series of punches.
Holifield throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Tyson tries to bum rush Holifield with a series of wild strikes but Holifield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holifield scores with a punch to the head.
Holifield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyson finds it's way round the side to connect with Holifield's head.
Tyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Holifield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holifield prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Holifield has the dominant position.
Holifield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holifield circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson stuns Holifield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holifield.
Holifield looks gassed!
Tyson drops Holifield with a left right combo! Tyson follows him down to the ground into side control.
Holifield is rocked!
Holifield dodges the ground and pound from Tyson.
Holifield is still in real trouble! Can Tyson finish him?
Holifield wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tyson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Holifield is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Holifield seems to have recovered his senses.
Holifield pushes Tyson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tyson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tyson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Holifield is avoiding damage well.
Holifield managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tyson.
Holifield defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holifield dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Holifield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holifield.
Holifield misses with a straight right.
Holifield closes the distance and clinches.
Holifield lands a right hand.
Tyson tries to break free but Holifield pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Holifield won't allow it.
Holifield breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holifield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holifield misses with a series of wild punches.
Holifield throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Holifield avoids it well.
Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Holifield circles away.
Holifield throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Holifield looks for the body kick but Tyson saw that one coming.
Holifield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson counters with a left and a right that stings Holifield.
Holifield dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holifield gets a clinch.
Holifield manages to break the clinch.
Holifield misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. Holifield backs away looking to recover.
Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holifield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holifield dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holifield tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holifield dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Holifield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Holifield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Holifield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyson tries to clinch but Holifield moves away
and Holifield moves into the clinch.
Holifield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holifield wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Tyson blocks a jab.
No joy there for Holifield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holifield tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Holifield scores with a jab. Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson slips a straight right by Holifield.
Tyson misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Holifield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holifield.
Holifield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holifield breaks the clinch.
Holifield tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Holifield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holifield.
Tyson scores with a one two! Holifield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Holifield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Holifield looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Holifield circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holifield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holifield.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Holifield circles away and keeps his distance.
Holifield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Holifield misses with a few strikes there.
Holifield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Holifield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Tyson misses.
A head kick misses from Holifield.
Tyson looks to land a combination. Holifield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holifield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holifield throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Holifield does no damage.
Tyson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tyson moves away from the strike by Holifield.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
No joy there for Holifield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Holifield.
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holifield backs up against the cage.
Holifield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Holifield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holifield throws a combination that misses
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Holifield pushes him off.
Holifield shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holifield misses with a series of wild punches.
Holifield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holifield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyson.
Tyson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Holifield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holifield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Holifield takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Holifield.
Tyson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Holifield avoids them all with ease.
Holifield fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Holifield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holifield tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson slaps away a takedown attempt from Holifield, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Holifield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Holifield.
Holifield tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Holifield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holifield counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tyson!
Holifield misses with a body kick.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson tries to clinch but Holifield moves away
and Holifield counters with a stiff right hand.
Holifield lands a jab to the nose.
Holifield looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson wants to clinch but Holifield slips to the side
and Holifield makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tyson really felt that one!
Holifield throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Holifield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyson.
Holifield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holifield misses with a double jab.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holifield throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holifield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson wants to break free but Holifield has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Holifield has double underhooks.
Holifield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holifield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Holifield throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holifield momentarily.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holifield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holifield throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Holifield throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Holifield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holifield throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a right hand that Holifield ducks under and follows up with a left that Holifield also avoids with ease.
Holifield misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holifield.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holifield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holifield misses with a two punch combination.
Holifield rushes Tyson and presses him up against the cage.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Holifield won't allow it.
Holifield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holifield.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Holifield avoids it well.
Holifield swinging wildly here.
Jab from Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holifield throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holifield circles away quickly and effectively.
Evander Holifield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holifield darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.
Holifield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holifield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holifield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Holifield throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holifield holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holifield breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Holifield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Astin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre de Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre de Fleur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Astin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pierre de Fleur!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Fleur stuffs the takedown.
Astin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says de Fleur as he avoids it easily.
Astin clinches.
Astin wants to get back to striking at distance but de Fleur won't allow it.
Astin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite de Fleur's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Astin.
de Fleur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Astin is trying to break the clinch but de Fleur has him pressed against the cage.
de Fleur has had enough of the clinch but Astin keeps him there for the moment.
Astin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and de Fleur avoids it.
de Fleur wants a takedown but no success here.
Astin wants to break the clinch but can't.
de Fleur fails to pull guard.
Sean Astin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre de Fleur.
Astin tries to break the clinch but de Fleur is controlling the position.
de Fleur can't break the clinch.
de Fleur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Astin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
de Fleur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Astin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice takedown defense from Astin. No joy for de Fleur on that attempt.
Astin clinches up with de Fleur and pushes him back against the cage.
de Fleur tries to pull guard but Astin holds him up against the cage and eventually de Fleur drops back down to his feet.
Astin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
de Fleur jumps guard but Astin stands there with de Fleur around his waist. de Fleur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
de Fleur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Astin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck for de Fleur with that takedown attempt.
Astin thows a left - swing and a miss!
de Fleur doesn't manage to clinch there - Astin circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Astin. No joy for de Fleur on that attempt.
Astin tries for a takedown but de Fleur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Astin jabs de Fleur right on the nose. de Fleur blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Pierre de Fleur has been cut.
de Fleur looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Astin.
Sean Astin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Astin shoots in for a takedown but de Fleur shows good takedown defense.
Astin has de Fleur up against the cage in a clinch.
Astin is working for takedown but de Fleur is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Astin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Astin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Astin.
Astin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Pierre de Fleur's cut even more.
Astin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from de Fleur.
Astin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of de Fleur backwards.
de Fleur keeps control of Astin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Astin lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astin is working for takedown but de Fleur is calmly controlling the position for now.
Astin wants to get back to striking at distance but de Fleur won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Astin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Astin.
Astin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Astin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Astin trying to control the pace.
Astin wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astin slows the pace down in half guard.
de Fleur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Astin is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Astin is keen to just control but de Fleur is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Astin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre de Fleur's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
de Fleur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de Fleur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Astin.
de Fleur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Astin avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
de Fleur fails with a takedown attempt.
Astin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
de Fleur slips a jab and a cross from Astin.
The fighters circling - Astin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
de Fleur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Astin throws a body punch but de Fleur moves out of range.
Astin tries to keep at a distance but de Fleur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Astin breaks the clinch.
Astin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
de Fleur shoots for a takedown but Astin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sean Astin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre de Fleur.
de Fleur is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astin throws a right and a left that de Fleur avoids nicely.
Astin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Astin looks for a takedown but de Fleur sprawls well.
Astin shoots for a takedown but de Fleur saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Astin throws a hook but de Fleur blocks it.
No joy there for Astin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Astin throws a hook but de Fleur avoids it easily.
Sean Astin is winning the standup battle so far.
de Fleur has taken the fight to the clinch.
de Fleur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
de Fleur tries to break free but Astin pushes him back against the cage.
Astin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Astin loads up on a big right hand but de Fleur slips the punch.
de Fleur closes the distance looking to clinch
and Astin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Fleur has Astin pressed against the cage, preventing Astin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
de Fleur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
de Fleur is trying desperately to land a takedown but Astin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for de Fleur.
de Fleur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Astin prevents it.
Astin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
de Fleur gets underhooks to prevent Astin's takedown attempt.
Astin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
de Fleur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
de Fleur shoots in looking for a takedown. Astin tries to sprawl out of it but de Fleur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Astin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Astin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
de Fleur throws a right and a left that Astin avoids nicely.
de Fleur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The cut above Pierre de Fleur's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Fleur fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
de Fleur keeps control of Astin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Astin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. de Fleur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
de Fleur tries to pull guard but Astin won't allow it.
de Fleur jumps guard but Astin stands there with de Fleur around his waist. de Fleur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Astin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Astin can't break the clinch.
de Fleur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Astin stalling the fight.
de Fleur tries to pull guard but Astin holds him up against the cage and eventually de Fleur drops back down to his feet.
de Fleur looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astin'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.
Astin lands a right hand that snaps the head of de Fleur backwards.
Astin wants to break the clinch but can't.
de Fleur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Astin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Astin is trying to break free.
Astin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Astin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but de Fleur pulls him back up using the underhooks.
de Fleur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Astin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Astin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics de Fleur uses from the top position.
Astin wants to stand up but de Fleur is controlling him.
Astin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Astin tries to get out of the position.
de Fleur throws a strike but Astin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Astin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pierre de Fleur's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
de Fleur looks for a takedown but Astin sprawls well.
Astin lands a left and a right that send de Fleur crashing to the mat, dazed. Astin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
de Fleur takes a swing at Astin's ribcage but misses.
Astin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that de Fleur can do to turn this around?
de Fleur loses concentration momentarily and Astin pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! de Fleur crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Astin finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sean Astin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrex Urdnot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Margules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrex Urdnot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrex Urdnot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Margules!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margules scores with a hook.
Urdnot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Margules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urdnot was well out of range. Poor timing from Margules.
Margules throws out a powerful jab.
Urdnot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Margules looks to land a right hand but Urdnot moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Margules throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urdnot moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Margules.
Margules should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Urdnot misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margules throws a hook to the side of Urdnot's head but Urdnot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Margules throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to de liver by Margules. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urdnot drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Margules can't do much from the bottom here.
Margules stops Urdnot from passing to mount.
Margules managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Urdnot.
Margules tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Urdnot has knee on belly momentarily but Margules bucks him off and regains half guard.
Urdnot prevents Margules from improving his position.
Margules blocking the ground and pound attempt from Urdnot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot prevents Margules from standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Urdnot closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Margules to the mat! Margules manages to get full guard.
Urdnot is pushing down on Margules's leg trying to pass to half guard. Margules is fighting to maintain full guard but Urdnot has managed to sneak the leg through.
Urdnot 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.
Urdnot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Margules knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margules has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Urdnot is working away from the top position though.
Margules is trying to get back to full guard.
Margules blocking the ground and pound attempt from Urdnot.
Urdnot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Urdnot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Margules is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Margules misses the jab.
Urdnot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Margules throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Margules jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Margules throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margules fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urdnot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Margules clobbers Urdnot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Margules wants to get back to his feet.
Urdnot prevents Margules from improving his position.
Urdnot stops Margules from getting back to his feet.
Margules gets back to full guard.
Urdnot tries to free his leg and advance position but Margules is retaining full guard.
Urdnot drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Urdnot jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wrex Urdnot will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Margules misses the shot to the body.
Margules looks to score with a jab to the body but Urdnot is just out of range.
Margules takes a swing at Urdnot's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Urdnot.
Nice jab there from Margules.
Margules throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urdnot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urdnot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Margules misses with a body shot.
Margules wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Margules thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Margules takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Margules pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urdnot avoids the body shot from Margules.
Margules gets caught flat footed, as Urdnot shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Urdnot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Margules working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Urdnot.
Urdnot won't allow Margules to get back to his feet.
Urdnot looking to pass the guard.
Margules is trying to control the position but Urdnot postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot has gone for a leg lock! Margules slips out almost immediately though and dives into Urdnot's guard.
Margules wants to stand and escape but instead Urdnot has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Urdnot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Urdnot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Margules wants to get back to his feet but Urdnot is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Margules wants to improve his position but instead Urdnot has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margules is in trouble now - Urdnot has advanced to mount!
Urdnot working for a submission but Margules is keeping him at bay.
Urdnot throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Urdnot has control of Margules's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Margules regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Margules defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Urdnot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Margules is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Margules really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Urdnot landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Urdnot won't let Margules get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Urdnot working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Urdnot jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Margules manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrex Urdnot dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Margules throws a hook but Urdnot blocks it.
Margules misses with a body shot.
Urdnot throws a body punch but Margules moves out of range.
Margules takes a swing at Urdnot's ribcage but misses.
Margules looks to score with a jab to the body but Urdnot is just out of range.
Margules jabs at Urdnot's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margules digs a good body shot into Urdnot's ribs.
Urdnot slips under a jab.
Margules connects with a body shot.
Margules looks to score with a jab to the body but Urdnot is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Margules misses the target.
Margules throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margules waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urdnot.
A swing and a miss from Margules.
Urdnot slips a jab from Margules.
Margules misses with a jab to the body
and Urdnot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Urdnot wants to pass to mount but Margules is defending the position.
Margules looks like he's trying to stand up.
Urdnot wants to advance to full mount but Margules doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Urdnot pushing down on Margules's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Helio Margules has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Margules has managed to free his arm - good work.
Margules wants to get back to his feet.
Urdnot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Margules trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Urdnot lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margules is trying to control but can't.
Urdnot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Margules defends it well.
Margules is looking to control Urdnot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Margules avoid being mounted?
Urdnot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Margules actively working from the bottom here.
Margules is trying to stand up here but Urdnot is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Urdnot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Margules connects with a single shot there.
Urdnot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urdnot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrex Urdnot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Margules.
Margules just misses with a punch to the body.
Margules just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Margules misses with a body shot.
Urdnot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margules manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wrex Urdnot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Urdnot, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga 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... Wrex Urdnot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scot Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scot Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sloan.
Duke slaps away a takedown attempt from Sloan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duke could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sloan looks for a takedown but Duke sprawls well.
Raoul Duke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scot Sloan.
Sloan shoots in for a takedown but Duke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Duke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sloan?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Duke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Duke landing shots from mount.
Sloan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duke loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sloan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Duke land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Duke stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Pfeifer (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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20
220 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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21
198 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Pfeifer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Angle fails to land with a series of punches.
Angle misses with the combination.
Pfeifer moves in looking to clinch but Angle pushes him off.
Pfeifer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Angle'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.
Angle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angle effectively controlling the action here.
Angle works on Pfeifer's body with a couple of short punches.
Angle throws a punch but it's blocked by Pfeifer.
Angle pushes Pfeifer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Angle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pfeifer did well to prevent Angle getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle wants to free his trapped foot but Pfeifer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Angle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Angle blocks the strikes from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer taking some punishment here, with Angle in his half guard.
Angle with the ground and pound but Pfeifer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Angle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Angle 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.
Angle postures up in Pfeifer's guard and throws a big left but Pfeifer blocks it.
Angle thows a big elbow that misses.
Pfeifer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Angle chips away with some ground and pound.
Angle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle chips away with some ground and pound.
Angle preventing the sweep.
Angle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pfeifer dives on top into guard.
Angle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Angle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pfeifer wants to control from the top but Angle keeps moving.
Pfeifer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Angle seems keen to control Pfeifer's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pfeifer is one step ahead there.
Angle is working hard here to advance position.
Pfeifer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pfeifer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Angle wants to sweep here but Pfeifer controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Angle jabs Pfeifer right on the nose. Pfeifer blinks but takes it well.
Pfeifer tries to clinch up but Angle circles away and keeps his distance.
Angle lands with an overhand left.
Angle looks to throw the jab but Pfeifer is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Angle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pfeifer's head.
Pfeifer misses with a low kick.
Pfeifer misses with a takedown attempt
and Angle counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Angle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Angle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pfeifer is trying to drag Angle to the mat but Angle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Angle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer tries to clinch up
and Angle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pfeifer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Angle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pfeifer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angle.
Angle clobbers Pfeifer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Angle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Angle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Angle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Angle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Angle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Angle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pfeifer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Angle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Angle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Angle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pfeifer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer working a defensive guard here.
Angle working some strikes from top position.
Pfeifer wants to sweep here but Angle controlling him for the moment.
Angle trying to control the position from guard on top but Pfeifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Angle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pfeifer is looking for a triangle but Angle pushes his legs off easily.
Angle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pfeifer's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Angle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pfeifer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Angle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Angle trying to control but Pfeifer is working from the bottom.
Angle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pfeifer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Angle 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.
Pfeifer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Angle.
Angle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Angle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Angle throwing strikes from guard but Pfeifer blocks nicely.
Pfeifer trying to strike off his back.
Angle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Angle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Angle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pfeifer is trying to control but can't.
Pfeifer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Angle in particular looking to stall.
Angle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pfeifer defending well though.
Angle controlling the pace.
Angle slips a nice elbow through Pfeifer's hands, connecting with Pfeifer's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Angle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pfeifer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Angle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pfeifer misses with a series of wild punches.
Pfeifer darts in trying to clinch
and Angle counters with a takedown into side control.
Pfeifer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pfeifer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Angle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pfeifer is trying to control Angle's posture but Angle avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Angle's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pfeifer is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Angle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pfeifer for as long as he can get away with.
Angle working the body and head with strikes.
Pfeifer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Angle is looking to take a break and control but Pfeifer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Angle working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer is not content to let Angle control the position.
Pfeifer throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Pfeifer can't do much from the bottom here.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Angle cracks Pfeifer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Angle trying to control the position but Pfeifer is working away.
Angle is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angle tries to advance to mount but can't.
Burt Angle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burt Angle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer is trying to control Angle's posture but Angle avoids it.
Pfeifer is trying to improve his position.
Pfeifer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Angle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Angle cracks Pfeifer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Angle in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pfeifer seems a little lost for a moment, as Angle dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angle working the head with strikes.
Angle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pfeifer to see if he's OK.
Angle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pfeifer to see if he's OK.
Angle content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Angle working the ground and pound from side control.
The referee asks Angle politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Angle prefers to stall for the moment though.
Angle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pfeifer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Angle connects with a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burt Angle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angle 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt Angle!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Oliszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo DiMatto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo DiMatto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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137 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikhail Oliszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo DiMatto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - DiMatto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliszewski lands a lovely overhand right.
Oliszewski misses with a wild body shot.
DiMatto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oliszewski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oliszewski looks to score with a jab to the body but DiMatto is just out of range.
Oliszewski looks to score with a jab to the body but DiMatto is just out of range.
DiMatto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DiMatto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliszewski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oliszewski lands a nice looking body shot.
Oliszewski is looking to wear down DiMatto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
DiMatto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliszewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliszewski digs a good body shot into DiMatto's ribs.
Oliszewski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliszewski wants it to stay on the feet.
Oliszewski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oliszewski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between DiMatto's hands.
Oliszewski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliszewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliszewski cracks DiMatto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oliszewski stuffs the takedown attempt from DiMatto. DiMatto gets slowly back to his feet.
Mikhail Oliszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo DiMatto.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oliszewski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliszewski leaves DiMatto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliszewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DiMatto manages to avoid it.
DiMatto moves in looking to clinch but Oliszewski pushes him off.
Nice uppercut lands for Oliszewski. That snapped DiMatto's head back.
Oliszewski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DiMatto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
DiMatto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliszewski jabs DiMatto right on the nose. DiMatto blinks but takes it well.
DiMatto looks for a takedown but Oliszewski sprawls well.
DiMatto fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DiMatto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliszewski.
Oliszewski lands a nice hook to DiMatto's body. DiMatto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DiMatto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
DiMatto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DiMatto trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliszewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DiMatto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
DiMatto trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliszewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DiMatto looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliszewski is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiMatto forces his way into half guard.
DiMatto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliszewski trying to control here.
DiMatto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oliszewski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oliszewski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
DiMatto is working for a kimura but Oliszewski is defending it quite comfortably.
DiMatto prevents Oliszewski from standing back up.
DiMatto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
DiMatto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliszewski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Oliszewski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oliszewski digs a good body shot into DiMatto's ribs.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot.
DiMatto clinches with his opponent.
DiMatto has Oliszewski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oliszewski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oliszewski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. DiMatto smiles and moves away.
Oliszewski scores with a jab. DiMatto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
DiMatto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
DiMatto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliszewski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliszewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DiMatto manages to avoid it.
A jab from Oliszewski does it's job there.
DiMatto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliszewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliszewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliszewski misses the shot to the body.
DiMatto tries for a takedown but Oliszewski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mikhail Oliszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo DiMatto.
Oliszewski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiMatto tries to move into range but Oliszewski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oliszewski lands a nice looking body shot.
DiMatto looks for a takedown but Oliszewski sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - DiMatto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DiMatto shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliszewski sprawls well. He's pushed DiMatto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
DiMatto throws a low kick, looking for Oliszewski's leg but Oliszewski calmly moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Oliszewski as DiMatto shoots in.
DiMatto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oliszewski misses the shot to the body.
DiMatto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliszewski.
Oliszewski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oliszewski jabs at DiMatto's body.
Oliszewski lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliszewski scores with a jab.
Oliszewski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DiMatto on the side of the head.
Oliszewski lands a head shot.
Oliszewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DiMatto clinches with his opponent.
Oliszewski tries to pull guard but DiMatto holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliszewski drops back down to his feet.
DiMatto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliszewski pulls guard successfully.
Oliszewski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
DiMatto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DiMatto passes into half guard.
DiMatto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiMatto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
DiMatto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
DiMatto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliszewski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oliszewski is defending against the submission attempts here by DiMatto.
DiMatto is breathing heavily.
Oliszewski is defending against the submission attempts here by DiMatto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
DiMatto throwing shots but Oliszewski is blocking nicely.
DiMatto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
DiMatto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliszewski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Oliszewski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliszewski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DiMatto shoots in for a double leg but Oliszewski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliszewski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DiMatto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliszewski dips to his left and cracks DiMatto with an uppercut!
Oliszewski punishes DiMatto's body with a nice straight punch.
DiMatto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oliszewski lands a nice hook to DiMatto's body. DiMatto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mikhail Oliszewski is winning the standup battle so far.
DiMatto tries to clinch but Oliszewski moves out of range.
Oliszewski lands a nice looking body shot.
Mikhail Oliszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliszewski cracks DiMatto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oliszewski swings for the body but DiMatto moves out of range.
Oliszewski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from DiMatto.
Nice body punch from Oliszewski.
Oliszewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DiMatto was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliszewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiMatto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DiMatto shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliszewski sprawls well. He's pushed DiMatto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mikhail Oliszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo DiMatto.
Oliszewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DiMatto fails with the takedown.
DiMatto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot.
Oliszewski connects with a body shot.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DiMatto.
DiMatto tries to clinch but Oliszewski is having none of it.
Oliszewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
DiMatto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DiMatto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
DiMatto takes one on the button.
Oliszewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DiMatto walks into a straight right hand from Oliszewski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliszewski tests DiMatto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DiMatto fails in his attempt to clinch.
DiMatto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliszewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliszewski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DiMatto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliszewski leaves DiMatto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
DiMatto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliszewski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DiMatto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DiMatto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
DiMatto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliszewski avoids it really well and circles away.
Oliszewski connects with a right hand. DiMatto shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliszewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliszewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Oliszewski.
DiMatto shoots in for a takedown but Oliszewski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
DiMatto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oliszewski is fending him off so far but DiMatto persists. Nope, Oliszewski circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by DiMatto or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliszewski which made him look bad.
Oliszewski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oliszewski scores with a punch to the head.
DiMatto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oliszewski scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Oliszewski. Beautiful body shot.
Oliszewski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oliszewski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arturo DiMatto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliszewski thuds a left hand into DiMatto's body.
A jab lands there for Oliszewski.
Oliszewski dips to his left and cracks DiMatto with an uppercut!
DiMatto needs to keep his hands up - Oliszewski had a free shot at his head there.
DiMatto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliszewski lands a head shot.
Oliszewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Oliszewski finds it's way through DiMatto's defenses.
DiMatto scores a takedown into full mount!
Oliszewski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for DiMatto on the ground.
DiMatto unloads with some shots from mount but Oliszewski bucks and avoids them well.
DiMatto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Oliszewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliszewski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Oliszewski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Almero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Chen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Almero!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almero throws a jab but it's blocked by Chen.
Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almero.
Almero scores with a hook to the body. Chen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almero. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almero thows a body shot but no joy.
Almero thuds a left hand into Chen's body.
Almero lands a really nice looking cross but Chen seems unphased.
Almero scores with a jab. Chen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Almero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Almero finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Almero throws out a powerful jab.
Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almero.
Almero misses with a straight right.
Almero scores with a hook to the body. Chen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chen jabs at Almero's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen throws a body punch but Almero moves out of range.
Chen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almero misses with a looping right.
Almero lands a jab.
Almero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Almero.
Chen moves out of range as Almero strikes.
Almero blocks a head kick by Chen.
Chen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almero.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
Almero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Almero misses the shot to the body.
Almero throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Almero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chen doesn't seem bothered though.
Almero throws a hook to the side of Chen's head but Chen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almero misses the shot to the body.
Chen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almero to score with a decent uppercut.
Almero lands a nice looking body shot.
Chen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A shot to the body from Almero misses
and Chen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Almero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Almero.
Almero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chen's head.
Chen staying out of range there.
Almero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Almero misses its intended target.
A cross from Almero lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almero thows a body shot but no joy.
Almero lands a body shot.
Almero loads up on a big right hand but Chen slips the punch.
Almero throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.
Almero scores with a jab.
Almero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a nice body shot.
Jab by Almero.
Almero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Almero.
Chen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Almero throws a big shot that misses.
Almero looks to throw the jab but Chen is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen swings for the body but Almero moves out of range.
Almero lands a nice shot to the body.
Chen defending well as Almero loads up on a big left hand.
Almero clobbers Chen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Almero scores with a jab to the body.
Chen blocks a jab.
Almero takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Almero missing with a left hand there. Chen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen moves out of range of the strikes.
Chen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Almero blocks a head kick by Chen.
Almero blocks a head kick by Chen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francis Almero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Almero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almero looks to land a left hand but Chen moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Almero.
Almero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chen counters with a left to the body.
Almero misses with a jab to the body
and Chen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Almero lands a right hook to the body.
Almero cracks Chen with a good jab.
Chen defending well as Almero loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Almero looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Chen slips a straight right by Almero.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almero checks a leg kick.
Almero misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Almero misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Francis Almero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almero throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
Almero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen.
Almero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chen blocks a jab.
Almero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Almero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Almero blocks a head kick by Chen.
Chen is looking to wear down Almero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chen defending well as Almero loads up on a big left hand.
Chen takes one to the chin there.
Chen walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almero just misses with a punch to the body.
Almero throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.
Almero lands with an uppercut that bounces Chen off the cage and back into rage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chen.
Chen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Almero avoids the head kick by Chen.
Chen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chen defending well as Almero loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almero.
Chen misses the shot to the body.
Chen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Almero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chen misses its intended target.
Chen misses with a few strikes there.
Almero's corner calls for a 1-2. Almero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chen looks to land a body kick but Almero moved away.
Almero misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Almero.
Almero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
Chen misses with a head kick.
Almero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chen.
Almero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen with a jab.
Chen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Almero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Almero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almero lands a jab to the nose.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
Almero misses with a hook to the body
and Chen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Almero really felt that one!
Chen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Almero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Almero avoids the head kick by Chen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almero looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Almero misses with a hook to the body
and Chen counters with a nice body shot.
Almero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Francis Almero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chen ducks right into an uppercut from Almero.
Chen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chen moves out of range as Almero strikes.
A shot to the body from Almero misses
and Chen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Almero misses with a body punch
and Chen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Almero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Almero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chen's hands.
Almero connects with a body shot.
Almero lands a jab.
Almero dips to his left and cracks Chen with an uppercut!
Chen misses with a kick to the body.
Francis Almero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Almero misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Almero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chen at a distance.
Almero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Almero throws an overhand right that lands on Chen's shoulder, as Chen tries to avoid the shot.
Almero looks to land a left hand but Chen moved out of range nicely.
Almero staying out of range there.
Almero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Almero throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Almero.
Chen defending well as Almero loads up on a big left hand.
Almero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chen's hands.
Almero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chen in his tracks.
A left lands for Almero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.
Almero looks to throw the jab but Chen is out of range.
Jab from Almero.
Almero misses the shot to the body.
Almero cracks a nice hook into Chen's ribs.
Almero lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Almero.
Chen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almero throws a big shot that misses.
Almero scores with a jab to the head.
Almero avoids the head kick by Chen.
Almero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Almero scores with a sloppy right hand. Chen should have avoided that one.
Chen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Almero scores with a nice right hand.
Chen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Almero avoids the head kick by Chen.
Almero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almero scores with a jab to the head.
Chen avoids the body shot from Almero.
Almero misses the shot to the body.
Chen throws a big shot that misses.
Almero cracks Chen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Almero.
Jin Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almero looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Almero.
Chen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almero to score with a decent uppercut.
Almero lands with a cross.
Almero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Almero lands a nice shot that snaps Chen's head back.
Almero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Almero throws a lazy right hand but Chen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Chen.
Almero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Francis Almero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Almero's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Almero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Almero 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Almero!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Vreeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Vreeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Scott!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott looks to land a right hand but Vreeland moved out of range.
Vreeland closes the distance and clinches.
Scott jumps guard but Vreeland stands there with Scott around his waist. Scott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scott dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vreeland pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vreeland has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
Vreeland blocks an elbow strike from Scott.
Vreeland tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott tries to break free but Vreeland pushes him back against the cage.
Vreeland pulls guard successfully.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Vreeland is retaining full guard.
Vreeland 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.
Scott is in close to Vreeland's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Scott trying to control but Vreeland is working from the bottom.
Vreeland looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott wants to control from the top but Vreeland keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vreeland dives on top into guard.
Vreeland got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vreeland has managed to get both his arms back between Scott's legs - danger averted.
Vreeland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vreeland wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
Vreeland won't allow Scott to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vreeland is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Scott trying to keep a closed guard but Vreeland is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vreeland drops back looking for a leg! Scott is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scott manages to kick Vreeland off! Vreeland jumps back into Scott's guard.
Vreeland drops back looking for a leg! Scott is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scott manages to kick Vreeland off! Vreeland jumps back into Scott's guard.
Scott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vreeland is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vreeland tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vreeland is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vreeland sprawls well. Vreeland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
Ron Vreeland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Scott.
Vreeland tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Vreeland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott throws a head kick but Vreeland moves out of range.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vreeland.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Vreeland avoids it.
Vreeland moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Scott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vreeland fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scott shoots in and drives through. Vreeland sprawls well.
Scott looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vreeland checks the leg kick.
Vreeland looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vreeland seems to be working for a kimura but Scott defends the submission attempt.
Scott wants to sweep but Vreeland has passed to side control!
Vreeland looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vreeland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Scott is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vreeland cracks Scott with a big right hand but Scott just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Vreeland dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scott fails with the takedown
and Vreeland counters with a nice double leg into side control. Scott won't be happy with that.
Scott tries to improve position but can't.
Vreeland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Scott is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
Vreeland thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vreeland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Scott, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vreeland tries to score with some ground and pound. Scott controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vreeland is working for a submission of some sort.
Scott is looking for a sweep. Vreeland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scott trying to control from the bottom.
Vreeland stops Scott from getting back to his feet.
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vreeland tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Vreeland clinches with his opponent.
Vreeland gets control of Scott's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vreeland will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Scott wants to control from the top but Vreeland keeps moving.
Vreeland manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vreeland has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Scott's face.
Scott is looking to get to half guard.
Vreeland has hold of Scott's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Scott manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Scott can't escape the position.
Scott gets back to half guard.
Scott wants to improve his position but Vreeland is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Vreeland. Oh but Scott has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Vreeland goes limp - he's gone! Scott jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Scott!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koffing Weezing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koffing Weezing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Koffing Weezing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weezing shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Weezing as he jumps to the side.
Weezing swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Weezing keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Koffing Weezing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Silva.
Weezing misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Weezing - that will leave a mark!
Koffing Weezing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Weezing.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Weezing which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weezing throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
Weezing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koffing Weezing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weezing with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weezing throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Weezing.
Weezing lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weezing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weezing tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weezing throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Weezing scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick from Weezing lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Weezing throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Weezing! Silva is out on his feet! Weezing rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Silva is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Silva is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koffing Weezing!
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