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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Haha Urajoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield has chosen Pusherman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haha Urajoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield drives through and clinches with Urajoke against the cage.
Mayfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayfield.
Mayfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayfield.
Urajoke jumps guard but Mayfield stands there with Urajoke around his waist. Urajoke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mayfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Urajoke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Urajoke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mayfield walks away with a smile on his face. Urajoke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've been told by Urajoke's head coaches at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haha Urajoke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mayfield - that will leave a mark!
Mayfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urajoke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayfield manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mayfield.
Mayfield jabs Urajoke right on the nose. Urajoke blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield lets loose with a powerful body kick. Urajoke will feel that in the morning.
Urajoke throws a combination that misses
and Mayfield counters with an inside leg kick.
Urajoke is breathing heavily.
Urajoke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayfield throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mayfield cracks Urajoke with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Urajoke looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mayfield finish him?
Urajoke is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urajoke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mayfield. That one must have hurt.
Oh Urajoke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Urajoke's calf.
Urajoke seems to have got his legs back now.
Mayfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mayfield works Urajoke's body with a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Mayfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mayfield throws a front kick that sends Urajoke stumbling back into the cage.
Mayfield looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mayfield lands a big right hand that sends Urajoke crashing to the mat! Mayfield stays standing though and waves Urajoke back to his feet!
Urajoke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayfield scores with a hook to the body. Urajoke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Urajoke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mayfield.
Mayfield lands with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mayfield.
Urajoke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mayfield scores with a jab to the body.
Mayfield connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Urajoke! He's out on his feet! Mayfield rushes in and drops Urajoke with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Curtis Mayfield!
A relieved looking Curtis Mayfield thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brabo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantana comes into the arena with The Sex Panther Is Out Tonight - Barry White feat. Brian Fantana blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fantana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brabo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fantana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantana takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Fantana checks it.
Fantana misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Fantana moves out of range easily.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Fantana avoids it well.
Fantana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantana thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantana shoots in and gets a takedown into Garcia's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantana controlling from the top position.
Fantana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana controls from within his opponent's guard.
Garcia working a defensive guard but Fantana manages to pass into side control anyway.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Fantana keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Fantana's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
Fantana grinds an elbow into Garcia's temple.
Fantana takes a little break here. Garcia wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Garcia for as long as he can get away with.
Garcia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fantana connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia tries to bench press Fantana off him but Fantana keeps the position.
Fantana connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Garcia some visible discomfort.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantana controls the position from side control.
Garcia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana controlling from side mount.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantana landing a few strikes.
Fantana landing a few strikes.
Garcia manages to get back to half guard.
Garcia tries to roll over but Fantana keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantana working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fantana is working away from the top position though.
Fantana controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Fantana there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Fantana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia is still trying to improve position.
Fantana working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantana passes to full mount!
Fantana trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Fantana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia?
Fantana 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantana prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Fantana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fantana has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fantana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantana shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garcia's guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Fantana from controlling successfully.
Fantana landing with the ground and pound.
Fantana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Fantana with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantana misses with a body shot.
Fantana misses with a hook.
Fantana misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Fantana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Fantana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantana looking to score a takedown here. Garcia is defending well but Fantana drives through and ends up in Garcia's guard.
Fantana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantana pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Garcia tries to roll over but Fantana keeps him under control.
We've been hearing that Fantana has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fantana perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Fantana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fantana controlling the pace.
Fantana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantana tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fantana controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control here.
Fantana works his way into full mount!
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Fantana maintains control.
Fantana raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantana landing shots from mount.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
Fantana looking to finish Garcia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garcia!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantana lands a big elbow.
Garcia is rocked!
Fantana working Garcia over with strikes here.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Fantana finish him?
Fantana looking to finish Garcia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garcia!
Fantana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fantana decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Garcia throws a head kick but Fantana moves out of range.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Fantana moves out of range easily.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantana darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Fantana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fantana steps into range and cracks Garcia with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Garcia flops backwards and Fantana dives into his guard looking to finish!
Garcia wants to control but Fantana passes easily into half guard.
Nice strikes from Fantana there.
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!
Garcia wants to control but Fantana passes into side.
Fantana looks up at the clock and then as Garcia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fantana smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantana lands a nice forearm strike.
Garcia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fantana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantana 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.
Fantana with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Fantana content to control rather than advance.
Fantana drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Fantana content to control rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Brian Fantana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fantana is out of range.
Fantana blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantana desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fantana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana cracks Garcia with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Garcia from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Fantana is riding his opponent, not letting Garcia buck him off.
Fantana looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Garcia is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Fantana.
Fantana lands shots from the back.
Garcia tries to break free.
Garcia is trying to remain composed but Fantana is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Fantana lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia tries to break free.
Garcia is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Fantana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brian Fantana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is taking a good look at Garcia as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Fantana!
Fantana trying to control momentarily.
Fantana gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Fantana biding his time, looking for the opening.
Fantana is landing with strikes. Garcia can't take much more of this.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I really don't envy Garcia right now.
Garcia looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantana lands a jab.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Fantana circles away.
Brian Fantana is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
and Fantana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Fantana.
Fantana connects with a jab.
Fantana throws a monster overhand right that drops Garcia! Fantana follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Fantana!
Brian Fantana retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Brian Fantana 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Badass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chinzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
We've been hearing reports that Badass has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Badass shoots for a double leg takedown but Machida sprawls well. He's pushed Badass's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Machida's corner calls for a 1-2. Machida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Badass.
Badass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Badass blocks a jab.
Machida throws a hook but Badass avoids it easily.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Badass avoids the body shot from Machida.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Badass throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Badass tests Machida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chinzo Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Machida.
Badass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Badass misses with a body shot.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Badass counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Badass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Badass, as that shot connected.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badass.
Badass goes for a double leg but Machida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Machida continues to drive forward.
Machida tries to break free but Badass pushes him back against the cage.
Badass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Badass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Badass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Badass has double underhooks.
Badass keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Badass lands with a left to the head.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machida gets underhooks to prevent Badass's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Badass is controlling him.
Badass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Badass pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Machida is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Badass has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Machida is looking to defend but Badass has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Machida! Badass pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Machida taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy Badass!
Billy Badass retains his lightweight title!
Billy Badass decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Menina te amo tanto. Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Three Day Grace - Animal i have become!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Djim Miller!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miller wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramirez, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miller after a bit of a struggle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Ramirez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miller after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez can't get the takedown.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Juan Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramirez's defenses.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Ramirez in his tracks for a moment.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miller is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramirez's defenses.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juan Ramirez's cut is getting worse.
Ramirez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Miller.
Ramirez is rocked!
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramirez's defenses.
Oh Ramirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Juan Ramirez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Ramirez shrugs off.
Ramirez blocks the elbow strike.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Juan Ramirez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Miller lands an elbow just above Ramirez 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Ramirez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Djim Miller!
After winning the bout, Djim Miller 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathieu Dominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Devour the Day - Get Out of My Way. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mathieu Dominick!
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, Henrique Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tavares lands a body shot.
Tavares walks into a stiff left hand from Dominick.
A combination from Tavares does no damage.
Tavares walks into a straight right hand from Dominick.
Dominick misses with an uppercut. Tavares saw that one coming.
Tavares misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares needs to keep his hands up - Dominick had a free shot at his head there.
Dominick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Dominick's head coaches at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tavares looks to land a combination but Dominick avoids it well.
Tavares digs a good hook to Dominick's body.
Dominick misses with a looping right.
Dominick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tavares is rocked!
Dominick digs a good hook to Tavares's body.
Tavares is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominick finish him?
Dominick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dominick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tavares counters with a series of strikes. Dominick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dominick throws the left hand but Tavares avoids the punch easily.
Tavares's corner calls for a 1-2. Tavares obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dominick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tavares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dominick throws a poor cross that misses
and Tavares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dominick is rocked!
Dominick is breathing heavily.
Dominick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tavares counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henrique Tavares!
Henrique Tavares tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bode Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka comes into the arena with Good Luck blaring out of the sound system. 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
5 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bode Muller!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laoka avoids the head kick by Muller.
Muller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Laoka has Muller pulled in close to control his posture.
Muller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Muller trying to control the position from guard on top but Laoka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Laoka is trying to keep Muller in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Laoka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muller. Muller obviously looking to wear him down.
Muller shoots in for a takedown but Laoka shows good takedown defense.
Laoka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muller. Muller obviously looking to wear him down.
Muller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laoka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller scores with a leg kick.
Bode Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laoka but Laoka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laoka checks the leg kick.
Katsu Laoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muller thows a body shot but no joy.
Muller shoots for a double leg takedown but Laoka sprawls well. He's pushed Muller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Katsu Laoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bode Muller.
Laoka wants to clinch.
We've been told by Laoka's head coaches at Brophy's Evil Troid Academy (BETA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Muller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muller scoring well with a low kick there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka throws a leg kick but Muller moved away.
Laoka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Laoka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Laoka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Muller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Muller 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laoka. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laoka throws a low kick, looking for Muller's leg but Muller calmly moves out of range.
Laoka tries to clinch up but Muller circles away and keeps his distance.
Laoka is looking to clinch but Muller is avoiding it.
Laoka clinches.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
Laoka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laoka lands a good knee to the midsection. Muller won't want to take too many of those.
Muller looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muller is defending well for now.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Muller blocks with his arms.
Laoka scores a nice knee to the body.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka lands a knee to the body.
Muller misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laoka lands a nice uppercut.
Laoka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muller's face.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Muller can't get the takedown.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but Muller is blocking nicely.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
Laoka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muller's face.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muller misses with a body punch.
Laoka with a knee to the head.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muller.
Laoka connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laoka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laoka.
Muller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Laoka!
Muller misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Muller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Muller scores with a couple of short elbows.
Muller throws a strike aimed at the side of Laoka's head but Laoka avoids it well.
Muller is chipping away with strikes.
Muller has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller landing strikes from the mount.
Muller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Laoka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Muller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Laoka can't escape the position.
Muller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Laoka tries to reverse the position but Muller maintains control.
Muller controlling the position easily from mount.
Muller tries to control but Laoka wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a head shot.
Muller throwing strikes here but Laoka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Muller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Laoka taking shots to the head.
Muller looking to control but Laoka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Muller has hold of Laoka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Laoka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Muller punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Laoka looks a forlorn figure.
Muller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Laoka?
Laoka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Muller lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muller throws some wild stikes that Laoka manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bode Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Laoka.
Laoka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laoka looks for the body kick but Muller saw that one coming.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muller.
Laoka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muller has time to react.
Muller throws a leg kick which misses Laoka's front leg but catches the back leg as Laoka tries to avoid it.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laoka.
Laoka has closed the distance and engaged Muller in a clinch.
Laoka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muller's face.
It looks like Bode Muller has been cut.
A short left from Laoka.
A knee to the head by Laoka.
Laoka misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laoka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Muller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laoka working Muller over with knees to the body.
Muller avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Muller manages to break the clinch.
Laoka lands a nice looking body shot.
Laoka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laoka connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Laoka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good work by Muller as he checks the leg kick.
Laoka drives through and clinches with Muller against the cage.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muller is defending well for now.
Laoka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muller managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
Muller wants a takedown.
Muller working aggressively here.
Laoka with a knee to the head.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muller.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laoka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muller pulls Laoka into guard.
Muller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laoka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laoka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laoka stays in close to Muller's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
Muller controlling Laoka's posture.
Laoka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Katsu Laoka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Laoka throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Muller.
Muller tries to move into full mount but can't pass Laoka's legs.
Muller throws a strike aimed at the side of Laoka's head but Laoka avoids it well.
Muller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muller cracks Laoka with a big right hand but Laoka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
An elbow from Muller crashes against the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Laoka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laoka 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 28:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Katsu Laoka!
Our winner, Katsu Laoka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xhorez Psylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
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26
170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xhorez Psylo!
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, Mark Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Psylo looks for a takedown but Lewis sprawls well.
Psylo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Psylo blocks the body kick.
Psylo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xhorez Psylo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Psylo misses with a takedown
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Psylo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis throws a right hand that Psylo ducks under and follows up with a left that Psylo also avoids with ease.
Psylo shoots in but no luck this time.
Lewis throws a right hand that Psylo ducks under and follows up with a left that Psylo also avoids with ease.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Psylo moves out of range.
Lewis has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Psylo looking to score a takedown here. Lewis is defending well but Psylo drives through and ends up in Lewis's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Psylo'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psylo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lewis dives on top into guard.
Psylo being controlled here, momentarily.
Psylo is working an open guard so Lewis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Psylo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lewis to the mat! Lewis manages to get full guard.
Lewis is trying to keep Psylo in close.
Psylo passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Psylo is looking for a kimura here.
Psylo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Psylo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lewis defends it well.
Psylo wants to work for an arm triangle but Lewis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Psylo stands up and beckons Lewis to join him on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Psylo or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis which made him look bad.
Psylo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lewis's half guard.
Lewis gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psylo prevents Lewis from getting back to his feet.
Psylo gets to his feet. Lewis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Psylo has managed to clinch.
Lewis misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis slowing the pace effectively.
Psylo breaks the clinch.
Psylo slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Psylo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lewis. Psylo shrugs it off though.
Psylo misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters by clinching up.
Lewis crunches a lovely knee into Psylo's ribcage.
Psylo fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psylo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
Psylo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Psylo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Psylo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lewis clinches with his opponent.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Psylo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mark Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Psylo backwards.
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 Xhorez Psylo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Psylo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Psylo dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Psylo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis leaves Psylo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Psylo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Psylo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewis counters by clinching up.
Psylo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Psylo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lewis as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xhorez Psylo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis rushes Psylo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis has Psylo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis lands a head kick. Psylo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Psylo shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Psylo defends well.
Psylo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xhorez Psylo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Psylo is controlling him.
Lewis has control of Psylo's left arm, preventing Psylo from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psylo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lewis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lewis has escaped and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Psylo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Psylo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Psylo wants to stand but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Psylo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Psylo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Psylo pushes Lewis off looking to stand but Lewis dives back in and keeps control.
Psylo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lewis stands up out of the half guard.
Xhorez Psylo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Psylo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Psylo closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Lewis avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.
Psylo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lewis to keep the fight standing.
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Psylo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Mark Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Psylo has his takedown stuffed
and Lewis counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Psylo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Lewis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lewis wants it to stay on the feet.
Psylo fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Psylo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lewis as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xhorez Psylo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Psylo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Psylo persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Psylo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Xhorez Psylo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Psylo dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Lewis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Psylo on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Psylo avoids nicely.
Psylo tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Psylo avoids it well.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Psylo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Psylo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Psylo thinking.
Psylo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lewis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Psylo's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis is in close to Psylo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Psylo is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Psylo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Psylo is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Psylo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis is in close to Psylo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewis works over Psylo with some ground and pound from guard.
Psylo has an active guard here but Lewis has managed to pass into half guard.
Psylo tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is nestled in close to Psylo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lewis is keen to just control but Psylo is a slippery customer.
Psylo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lewis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Psylo looking for submissions off his back.
Lewis decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Psylo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Psylo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psylo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lewis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Psylo working to try and regain half guard.
Lewis wants to control the pace but Psylo is squirming around nicely.
Psylo is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Psylo regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Lewis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Riordan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot slaps away a takedown attempt from Riordan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riordan fails with the takedown
and Saibot counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Riordan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saibot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saibot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riordan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riordan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Riordan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saibot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Saibot leaves Riordan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Riordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Riordan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Saibot reverses the position - he's now on top in Riordan's guard.
Riordan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riordan has an active guard here but Saibot has managed to pass into half guard.
Riordan wants to improve his position but Saibot is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan gets back to full guard.
Riordan trying to control the position.
Saibot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Riordan's guard.
Riordan wants to control but Saibot passes easily into half guard.
Saibot tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riordan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saibot pulls his head out easily.
Riordan wants to get back to full guard but Saibot has passed into side control.
Riordan is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Saibot presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Saibot get's back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saibot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saibot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riordan tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Riordan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riordan dives in for a single leg takedown but Saibot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Riordan lands an elbow just above Saibot 's eye.
It looks like Noob Saibot has been cut.
Riordan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Riordan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Riordan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riordan is looking for a triangle but Saibot pushes his legs off easily.
Saibot won't allow Riordan to sweep him here.
Tommy Riordan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riordan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riordan wants to sweep but no luck.
Saibot has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riordan is proving hard to escape from.
Saibot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan shoots for a takedown but Saibot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riordan closes the distance and clinches up with Saibot, looking for a takedown. Riordan pushes Saibot against the cage but Saibot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan shoots in for a double leg but Saibot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown but Saibot shows good takedown defense.
Riordan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saibot defends it nicely.
Riordan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saibot pinned against the cage. Saibot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saibot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riordan closes the distance and clinches up with Saibot, looking for a takedown. Riordan pushes Saibot against the cage but Saibot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riordan shoots and misses
and Saibot counters with a takedown into side control.
Saibot decides to stand up, so the ref orders Riordan to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown but Saibot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riordan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan has a takedown stuffed.
Riordan has his takedown stuffed
and Saibot counters with a single leg into guard. Riordan didn't expect that.
Riordan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Saibot escapes and throws Riordan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Riordan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Saibot presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Riordan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot avoids the attempt from Riordan to control.
Riordan is trying to escape the mount.
Riordan tries to lock up and control but Saibot gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saibot gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Tommy Riordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riordan is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Noob Saibot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Saibot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riordan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saibot defends it nicely.
Riordan fails with the takedown
and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Riordan wants to sweep but no luck.
Riordan wants to improve his position but instead Saibot has moved into half guard.
Riordan wants to improve his position but Saibot is controlling well.
Saibot decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan shoots and misses
and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saibot stands up and waves to Riordan to follow him.
Riordan fails to land the takedown.
Riordan shoots and misses
and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riordan won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Riordan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riordan is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown but Saibot shows good takedown defense.
Saibot slaps away a takedown attempt from Riordan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riordan goes for a double leg but Saibot avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Saibot continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan jumps guard.
Saibot decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Riordan, up you get!
Riordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saibot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saibot.
Riordan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Saibot uses it to pass to side control.
Riordan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Saibot presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Saibot gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riordan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saibot defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan fails with a takedown attempt.
Riordan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saibot circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saibot counters with a shoot takedown. Riordan fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saibot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saibot wants it to stay on the feet.
Riordan has a takedown stuffed.
Riordan looks to clinch
and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Riordan looking for a guillotine here but Saibot defends easily.
Riordan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Riordan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saibot defends it easily.
Saibot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Noob Saibot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Riordan swings around for an armbar but Saibot sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Riordan's guard.
Saibot wants to stand but Riordan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Riordan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saibot puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Riordan actively working from the bottom here.
Riordan wants to sweep but Saibot has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot decides to stand back up. Saibot steps back and let's Riordan get back to his feet.
Riordan dives in for a single leg takedown but Saibot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riordan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saibot just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saibot has picked Riordan up - he's going for a ride! Saibot dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riordan is looking to improve his position.
Saibot tries to stand but can't do so whilst Riordan controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Riordan darts in looking for a takedown but Saibot gets double underhooks and turns Riordan into the cage.
Saibot gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Saibot prevents Riordan from improving his position.
Riordan wants to control but Saibot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan is looking to improve his position.
Riordan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saibot is working away from the top position though.
Riordan is looking for a sweep. Saibot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riordan is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saibot wants to get back to his feet.
Saibot escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown but Saibot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riordan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riordan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riordan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saibot swivels and escapes.
Riordan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saibot counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riordan's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan is working an open guard so Saibot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Riordan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saibot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riordan somewhat.
Riordan shoots for a double leg takedown but Saibot sprawls well. He's pushed Riordan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saibot sprawls well. Saibot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riordan gets slowly back to his feet.
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown but Saibot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riordan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Riordan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saibot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Riordan wants to control but Saibot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Riordan wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan is looking to control Saibot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riordan avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riordan wants to get back to full guard but Saibot has passed into side control.
Saibot decides to stand back up.
Riordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saibot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan tries for a takedown but Saibot circles away easily
and Saibot counters with a single leg into guard. Riordan didn't expect that.
Riordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saibot would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Saibot stands and steps away. Riordan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Riordan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riordan won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riordan is trying to work for a sweep but Saibot has mounted him!
Saibot avoids the attempt from Riordan to control.
Tommy Riordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riordan tries to control the position but Saibot now has his back.
Saibot really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Riordan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noob Saibot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saibot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot is the new welterweight champion!
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