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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Raynalds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raynalds has chosen Survival as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Raynalds acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Fernando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Raynalds!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raynalds has closed the distance and engaged Fernando in a clinch.
Fernando blocks an uppercut.
Raynalds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernandos head.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Raynalds fails to land.
Fernando takes a shot to the head.
Raynalds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raynalds lands a nice uppercut.
Raynalds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernando backwards.
Fernando is rocked!
Raynalds misses with some punches.
Oh Fernando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fernando blocking some punches.
Raynalds throws a head punch that misses.
Raynalds has a couple of punches blocked by Fernando.
Raynalds throws a head punch that misses.
Raynalds throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernando.
Fernando tries to pull guard but Raynalds won't allow it.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raynalds misses with the head strike.
Raynalds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raynalds throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernando.
Raynalds has a couple of punches blocked by Fernando.
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!
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raynalds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raynalds told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raynalds working aggressively here.
Raynalds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raynalds working aggressively here.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raynalds misses with the head strike.
Fernando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fernando seems to have got his legs back now.
Raynalds has a couple of punches blocked by Fernando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raynalds.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raynalds swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raynalds throws a head punch that misses.
Raynalds has a couple of punches blocked by Fernando.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernando is trying to stall.
Raynalds lands a left hand.
Fernando tries to pull guard but Raynalds won't allow it.
Raynalds has a couple of punches blocked by Fernando.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fernando is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Fernando. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raynalds is keeping busy.
Raynalds misses with some punches.
Fernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fernando gets tackled into the cage by Raynalds. Raynalds maintains the clinch.
Raynalds scores with a shoulder strike.
Fernando can't get the takedown.
Fernando is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raynalds.
Fernando is trying to break free.
Fernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernando blocking some punches.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fernando really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Raynalds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fernando backwards.
Raynalds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raynalds pushes Fernando back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fernando working hard to break the clinch.
Fernando drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando is trying to break the clinch but Raynalds is controlling him.
Fernando tries to score a body lock takedown but Raynalds shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Raynalds swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raynalds lands with a light punch inside.
Fernando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raynalds misses with some punches.
Raynalds working aggressively here.
Raynalds lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernando.
Raynalds working aggressively here.
Raynalds scores with a shoulder strike.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raynalds.
Fernando misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernando.
Raynalds has a couple of punches blocked by Fernando.
Raynalds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernandos head.
Fernando can't get the takedown.
Raynalds misses with some punches.
Fernando tries to pull guard but Raynalds holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernando drops back down to his feet.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raynalds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raynalds swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raynalds throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernando.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raynalds throws a big uppercut that drops Fernando! More strikes from Raynalds and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fernando lies dazed against the cage as Raynalds celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Raynalds!
John Raynalds got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Meira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kameny Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Meira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Meira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kameny Moura!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meira gets a double leg takedown into Moura's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Meira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Meira's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Meira slips nicely into half guard.
Meira is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Meira'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 ref stands the fighters back up because Carlos Meira just wasn't active enough.
Moura shoots for a takedown but Meira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meira moves into range and clinches up with Moura.
Meira breaks from the clinch.
Meira fails to land the takedown.
Meira darts in and clinches Moura up against the cage.
Moura takes an elbow to the temple.
Meira gets underhooks to prevent Moura's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Meira.
Meira manages to break the clinch.
Meira closes the distance and clinches.
Meira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Meira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kameny Moura.
Meira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moura sprawls well initially but Meira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meira is pressing down on Moura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moura is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Meira works his foot free and advances to mount.
Meira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moura?
Meira forces the positional change into back control.
Moura holding both Meira 's hands and preventing any damage.
Meira looking for the choke from the back.
Moura tries to roll but Meira sticks to his back.
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.
Meira controls the action.
Moura is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Meira gets his way!
Meira is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Moura with him. Moura is trying to defend but Meira has an arm under the chin now! Moura grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Meira!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlos Meira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Stanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eduardo Rocha enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Stanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Eduardo Rocha has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanis. Rocha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanis takes a swing at Rocha's ribcage but misses.
Stanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha.
Stanis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stanis throws a hook but Rocha blocks it.
Stanis misses with a combination
and Rocha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rocha is working for takedown but Stanis is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanis is trying to break the clinch but Rocha is controlling him.
Rocha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stanis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rocha works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stanis is looking to stand up but Rocha isn't so interested in that idea.
Stanis is looking to sweep but instead, Rocha has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha trying to pass the guard but Stanis defending well.
Stanis is defending against the submission attempts here by Rocha.
Stanis is trying to stand back up but Rocha is controlling him
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.
Rocha content to control rather than advance.
Stanis is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexander Stanis.
Stanis throws a series of punches but Rocha avoids them all with ease.
Stanis throws a poor cross that misses
and Rocha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rocha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eduardo Rocha was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanis. Rocha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocha dives in and scores a takedown into Stanis's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanis trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rocha wants to stand but Stanis is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander Stanis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stanis misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eduardo Rocha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Rocha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rocha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stanis misses with a hook.
Rocha closes the distance and pushes Stanis back into the cage.
Stanis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stanis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocha was well out of range. Poor timing from Stanis.
Stanis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocha is looking to clinch.
Stanis misses with a wild body shot.
Stanis fails to land with a series of punches.
Stanis loads up on a big right hand but Rocha slips the punch.
Stanis looks to land a right hand but Rocha moved out of range.
Stanis misses with a combination
and Rocha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stanis's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eduardo Rocha.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stanis sprawls well. Stanis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rocha gets slowly back to his feet.
Stanis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanis misses with a double jab.
Rocha shoots in and drives through. Stanis sprawls well.
Stanis takes a swing at Rocha's ribcage but misses.
Rocha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rocha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanis throws a big shot that misses.
Stanis misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rocha is pressing down on Stanis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stanis is holding on for now.
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!
Stanis trying to control here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stanis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rocha.
Rocha looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rocha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stanis is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rocha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexander Stanis just wasn't active enough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanis. Rocha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander Stanis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stanis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rocha moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Rocha is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eduardo Rocha wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rocha shoots in but Stanis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Rocha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Rocha's cut.
That's time! Stanis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rocha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stanis misses with a wild body shot.
Stanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stanis defends well and Rocha ends up having to push Stanis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rocha can't get the takedown.
Rocha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander Stanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Rocha.
Rocha goes for a takedown attempt but Stanis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stanis misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rocha counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stanis won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stanis tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rocha easily slips into full mount!
Rocha working for a guillotine from mount but Stanis is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rocha tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Eduardo Rocha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rocha looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to get back to his feet but Stanis is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stanis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rocha.
Rocha content just to control the position here.
Alexander Stanis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Rocha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Rocha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rocha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Rocha!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Bendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Bendo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No Falter. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hendo Bendo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Bendo moved out of range.
Bendo throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy misses with an uppercut
and Bendo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bendo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bendo throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Bendo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bendo is in Hardy's guard.
Hardy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bendo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bendo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hardy after a bit of a struggle.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Bendo.
We've been told by Hardy's head coaches at Soco na măe - Stand Up Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hendo Bendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy tests Bendo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy tests Bendo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bendo throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendo fails with the takedown
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andre Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bendo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bendo misses with a combination
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Bendo.
Bendo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bendo with the ground and pound but Hardy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hardy moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendo throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bendo throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Bendo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Bendo ducks down to avoid it.
Bendo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bendo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bendo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range as Bendo strikes.
Bendo slips under a jab.
Bendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bendo connects with the punch.
Bendo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bendo slips under a jab from Hardy.
Bendo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bendo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bendo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy lands a jab to Bendo's midsection.
Bendo throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bendo misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendo misses with a wild combination.
Bendo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bendo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Bendo.
Bendo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bendo manages to avoid it.
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bendo throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Bendo misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bendo tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bendo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bendo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Bendo misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hendo Bendo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bendo looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bendo blocks a jab.
Bendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Bendo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Bendo.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Bendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy throws a hook but Bendo blocks it.
Bendo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Bendo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bendo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bendo.
Hendo Bendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bendo misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bendo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Bendo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hardy sprawls well initially but Bendo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bendo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bendo connects with a nice short shot to Hardy's temple.
Bendo wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but Bendo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Bendo is controlling him
Bendo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bendo trying to control from half guard but Hardy is working away.
Bendo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardy controlling the position for now.
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!
Bendo throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardy scores with a one two! Bendo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Bendo.
Nice cross by Hardy.
Bendo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bendo tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bendo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Bendo moved out of range nicely.
Hardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bendo throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Bendo misses with a hook.
Hendo Bendo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bendo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bendo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hardy is trying to defend but Bendo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bendo lands a nice short elbow.
Bendo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bendo stalling away here and it's allowed Hardy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy working a defensive guard but Bendo passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendo Bendo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Bendo ducks down to avoid it.
Bendo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardy digs a good body shot into Bendo's ribs.
Bendo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bendo misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a right hand to the body.
Bendo gets a double leg takedown into Hardy's guard.
Bendo is fighting to break Hardy's control of his arms but Hardy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hendo Bendo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bendo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bendo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Hardy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bendo tries to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Bendo can't escape the position.
Bendo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bendo is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
Andre Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendo Bendo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendo wants to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Bendo wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bendo wants to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Bendo really wants to buck Hardy off and get back to his feet.
Bendo tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Hardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bendo's face.
Hardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hardy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hardy throws some wild stikes that Bendo manages to avoid easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bendo can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bendo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bendo reaches up and holds on to Hardy to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andre Hardy.
I think Bendo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendo Bendo!
Hendo Bendo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardigalovich Vasililiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
145 lbs
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189 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yardigalovich Vasililiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasililiev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vasililiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Vasililiev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vasililiev misses with a series of wild punches.
Vasililiev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Vasililiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vasililiev as he jumps to the side.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Vasililiev circles away.
Vasililiev tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but Vasililiev moves out of range.
Vasililiev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasililiev misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasililiev.
Vasililiev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Vasililiev.
Vasililiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Yardigalovich Vasililiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Gracie.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasililiev throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Vasililiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Vasililiev backing up. Vasililiev nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Vasililiev is breathing heavily.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Vasililiev sprawls well.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Vasililiev which made him look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasililiev misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Vasililiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Vasililiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vasililiev is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Vasililiev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasililiev tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Vasililiev is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Vasililiev defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasililiev is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Vasililiev is having none of it.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vasililiev has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vasililiev is looking to improve his position.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Vasililiev is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vasililiev desperately trying to maintain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasililiev trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasililiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasililiev misses with a wild combination.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Vasililiev is avoiding it.
Vasililiev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Vasililiev.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Vasililiev circles away.
Vasililiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vasililiev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie scores with a one two! Vasililiev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Vasililiev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Vasililiev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Vasililiev working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Vasililiev is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Vasililiev won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasililiev.
Vasililiev gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Vasililiev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to circle away but Vasililiev has him pinned against the cage.
Vasililiev is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vasililiev taking a breather.
Vasililiev stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Yardigalovich Vasililiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Gracie.
Vasililiev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vasililiev tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasililiev tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vasililiev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasililiev.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasililiev or not.
Gracie lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasililiev, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vasililiev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Vasililiev circles away.
Antonio Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Vasililiev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vasililiev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Vasililiev regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Vasililiev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasililiev manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Vasililiev's guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Vasililiev is keeping the position.
Vasililiev will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracie trying to control but Vasililiev is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vasililiev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasililiev keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gracie seems to have locked his on tight now - Vasililiev screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gracie, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Antonio Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha's entrance music is Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
300 lbs
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285 lbs
46 - 33 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinksy.
Wha moves into range and clinches up with Pinksy.
Wha prevents Pinksy from breaking the clinch.
Pinksy swings wildly with an uppercut but Wha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinksy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Wha has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wha keeps control of Pinksy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinksy.
Wha misses with some punches.
Wha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinksy wants to get back to striking at distance but Wha won't allow it.
Pinksy is trying to force a seperation but Wha has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Pinksy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pinksy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wha has him pressed against the cage.
Wha breaks from the clinch.
Wha slips a straight right by Pinksy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Wha.
It looks like Drew Pinksy has been cut.
Pinksy swings for the body but Wha moves out of range.
Pinksy lands a jab to Wha's midsection.
Wha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pinksy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinksy misses with a body shot.
Wha takes a swing at Pinksy's ribcage but misses.
Pinksy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinksy misses with an uppercut
and Wha counters with a crisp one two that drops Pinksy! Wha thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pinksy to his feet! Pinksy is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinksy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinksy throws a head kick that misses.
Pinksy slips a jab from Wha.
Pinksy thuds a left hand into Wha's body.
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinksy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinksy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick from Pinksy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wha stuns Pinksy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wha lands a nice hook to Pinksy's body. Pinksy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pinksy misses with a hook.
Wha moves into the clinch.
Pinksy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wha misses with a hook. Pinksy ducked under it nicely.
Wha has managed to clinch.
Pinksy avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wha obliges.
Wha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wha breaks the clinch.
Wha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinksy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wha controlling the action here for a moment.
Wha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wha digs a right hand underneath Pinksy's ribcage. Pinksy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinksy looks winded!
Pinksy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wha has Pinksy pressed against the cage, preventing Pinksy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinksy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wha lands a big knee to the head and Pinksy goes down! Wha pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bleh Wha!
After winning the bout, Bleh Wha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Carboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Malegarie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosmo Carboni could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Flavio Malegarie's chin.
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300 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosmo Carboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Malegarie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carboni connects with a nice cross there... Malegarie is looking wobbly and Carboni recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Malegarie to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Carboni jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cosmo Carboni!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn lands a head kick!
Finn fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finn has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Finn slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Finn backpedaling.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finn with a lazy takedown attempt
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
My spies in Brazilian Elite Team inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Finn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Finn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finn is keeping the position for now.
Finn pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Finn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finn at a distance.
Silva dives in and grabs Finn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finn pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Finn scores with a nice right hand.
Finn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finn is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finn moves into full mount!
Silva wants to control but Finn is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Finn tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva regains half guard.
Finn is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Finn wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
We're going to have a standup here because Mickey Finn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A slow jab from Finn misses its intended target.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Finn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Finn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finn has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Finn has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva jumps guard but Finn stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva jumps guard but Finn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Finn somewhat.
A jab from Finn misses.
A big right from Finn misses.
Ronaldo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva looks to land a combination but Finn avoids it well.
Finn throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Finn prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Finn looks to move to half guard but instead Silva has passed into mount! Damn!
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Finn is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Finn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finn trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Finn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mickey Finn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Finn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Finn.
Mickey Finn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Finn scores with a shot to the body.
Finn misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Finn's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva wants to control from the top but Finn keeps moving.
Finn wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throws a strike but Finn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva controls Finn momentarily but Finn frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn landing with the ground and pound.
Finn is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Finn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Finn prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Finn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Finn is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Finn trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finn defending well though.
Finn scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Silva manages to mount him!
Finn is just holding on here. Silva manages to take his back.
Finn breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Finn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva is trying to control the position but Finn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Finn is defended easily by Silva.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finn moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Finn throws a good cross that connects.
Finn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finn lands with a shot to the body.
Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Finn closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Finn pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mickey Finn is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a jab.
Finn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Finn lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva 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.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finn is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Finn wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva trying to control the action but Finn is working from the bottom.
Finn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is nestled in close to Finn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Finn defending well.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finn desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Finn is defending the position.
Finn taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is looking to pass Finn's guard but actually Finn recovers to full guard.
Silva pushing down on Finn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to advance position but Finn won't allow it.
Mickey Finn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finn is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Silva!
A victorious Ronaldo Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
29 - 24 - 0 |
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277 lbs
35 - 16 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Olhoffer's head.
It looks like Ray Olhoffer has been cut.
Olhoffer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rugowski manages to avoid it.
Olhoffer misses with a lunging right hand
and Rugowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olhoffer misses with a straight left.
Olhoffer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Rugowski as he connects with a hook.
Olhoffer moves away from the strike by Rugowski.
A slow jab from Rugowski misses its intended target.
Rugowski scores with a jab. Olhoffer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rugowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bubba Rugowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rugowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Olhoffer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rugowski tries to clinch up.
Rugowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rugowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Olhoffer wants to break free but Rugowski has control.
Rugowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rugowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olhoffer takes one to the side of the head.
Rugowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rugowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rugowski lands a jab to the nose.
Rugowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olhoffer blocks a head kick by Rugowski.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer wants to break free but Rugowski has control.
Rugowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Olhoffer has had enough of the clinch but Rugowski keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rugowski.
Olhoffer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Olhoffer is trying to break free.
Olhoffer is trying to force a seperation but Rugowski has the dominant position.
Rugowski lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Rugowski.
Rugowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olhoffer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rugowski scores with a shot to the body.
Olhoffer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rugowski throws the kick towards the body but Olhoffer avoids it.
Rugowski misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer avoids the head kick by Rugowski.
Olhoffer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rugowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rugowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olhoffer moves away.
Rugowski swings widly with a right hand
and Olhoffer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rugowski thinking.
Rugowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooh!!! Olhoffer has knocked Rugowski down with a huge combo! Olhoffer steps away and waves a wobbly Rugowski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Rugowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Olhoffer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olhoffer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rugowski manages to avoid it.
Olhoffer lands a nice shot to the body.
Olhoffer misses with a left hand
and Rugowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Rugowski looks to land a body kick but Olhoffer moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rugowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rugowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rugowski cracks Olhoffer with a good jab.
Rugowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rugowski pushes Olhoffer away with a front kick.
Rugowski throws the left hand but Olhoffer avoids the punch easily.
Olhoffer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rugowski throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olhoffer lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Olhoffer misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Rugowski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rugowski is looking to clinch.
Olhoffer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rugowski throws a sloppy head kick and Olhoffer moves out of range easily.
Olhoffer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rugowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Olhoffer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rugowski.
Some wild striking there from Rugowski.
Rugowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Olhoffer counters with a series of strikes. Rugowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olhoffer swats away the attempt to clinch by Rugowski.
Olhoffer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rugowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olhoffer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski takes a swing at Olhoffer's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Rugowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rugowski.
A punch combination from Olhoffer misses.
Rugowski misses with a hook.
Rugowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Rugowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olhoffer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rugowski.
Rugowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rugowski throws a sloppy head kick and Olhoffer moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rugowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rugowski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Olhoffer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rugowski moves away.
Rugowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olhoffer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rugowski.
Rugowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rugowski throws a leg kick but Olhoffer checks it.
Rugowski misses with a hook
and Rugowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rugowski throws a series of strikes that have Olhoffer backpedaling.
Bubba Rugowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rugowski throws an overhand right that lands on Olhoffer's shoulder, as Olhoffer tries to avoid the shot.
Rugowski throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rugowski.
Olhoffer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rugowski.
Rugowski is breathing heavily.
Olhoffer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rugowski sprawling to the canvas! Rugowski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Olhoffer finish him?!
Rugowski is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olhoffer throws a pinpoint strike between Rugowski's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Rugowski crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Olhoffer scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Olhoffer!
Ray Olhoffer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs moves out of range of the body kick from Leonardo.
Heggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
Leonardo tries to score with a low kick but Heggs moves his leg out of the way.
Leonardo has managed to clinch.
Heggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonardo controls his hands.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggs avoids it.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonardo.
Nice jab there from Leonardo.
Leonardo scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Heggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leonardo dodges the punch combination from Heggs.
Leonardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo takes one to the side of the head.
Leonardo lands a big head kick that sends Heggs tumbling to the mat! Leonardo takes a step backwards and waves Heggs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Heggs wants to break free but Leonardo has control.
Heggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leonardo is keeping busy.
Heggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heggs tries to break free but Leonardo pushes him back against the cage.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonardo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heggs's efforts to push away.
Leonardo takes a shot to the head.
Leonardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heggs.
Leonardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonardo looking to throw knees to the head but Heggs is blocking nicely.
Leonardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leonardo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heggs is rocked!
Heggs is struggling to control the position.
Heggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Leonardo finish him?
Leonardo scores with a hook to the body.
Heggs seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonardo tries a knee to the head but Heggs blocks it.
Heggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo cracks Heggs with a nice body shot.
Heggs lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leonardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonardo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heggs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leonardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heggs's elbow.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heggs misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonardo.
Leonardo lands a shoulder strike.
Leonardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Heggs.
Leonardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Heggs fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heggs is trying to stall.
Leonardo being controlled against the cage.
Heggs trying to stall but Leonardo improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo lands a right hand.
Leonardo tries a knee to the head but Heggs blocks it.
Heggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonardo has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Heggs fails to land.
Leonardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Leonardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leonardo lands with a light punch inside.
Leonardo working aggressively here.
Leonardo lands with a light punch inside.
Heggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heggs thumps Leonardo with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rai Leonardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Heggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leonardo misses with a low kick as Heggs jumps back.
Heggs lands with a straight right. Leonardo didn't see that one coming.
Heggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leonardo scores with a push kick.
Leonardo thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heggs throws a hook to the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonardo has Heggs pressed against the cage, preventing Heggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Leonardo.
Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rai Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heggs throws a body kick that misses
and Leonardo counters with a monster head kick that knocks Heggs out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rai Leonardo!
Rai Leonardo retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Rai Leonardo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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