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WB35: Hamalainen vs. MacLean PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shizyuka Shizo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shizyuka Shizo!
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, Ivan Markov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Shizo misses the target.
Markov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shizo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shizo connects with a crisp jab.
Shizo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Markov.
Ivan Markov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shizo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markov.
Shizo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markov.
Shizo scores with a jab to the head.
Shizo closes the distance and pushes Markov back into the cage.
Markov letting Shizo take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Markov fails to land.
Shizo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shizo blocking some punches.
Shizo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Markovs head.
Shizo leaning against his opponent.
Shizo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shizo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Markov swings wildly with an uppercut but Shizo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Markov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov misses with a punch on the inside.
Shizo manages to break the clinch.
Markov ducks right into an uppercut from Shizo.
Shizo moves out of range as Markov strikes.
Shizo throws a body punch but Markov moves out of range.
Markov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shizo.
Shizo has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Markov.
Markov has a couple of punches blocked by Shizo.
Markov tries to work over Shizo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shizo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Markov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shizo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markov.
Markov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shizo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shizo throws a body punch but Markov moves out of range.
Shizo cracks Markov with an open hand slap.
Markov throws a leg kick but Shizo moved away.
Markov lands with an overhand left.
Shizo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Markov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov taking some punishment here, with Shizo in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markov tries to roll over but Shizo keeps him under control.
Markov pushes Shizo off looking to stand but Shizo dives back in and keeps control.
Markov gets back to full guard.
Shizo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Markov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shizo controls the pace.
Shizo wants to control from the top but Markov keeps moving.
Markov working for a triangle but Shizo defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shizo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shizo thows a big elbow that misses.
Markov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shizo defends it easily.
Markov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shizo controls the pace.
Markov is looking for a triangle here but Shizo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Markov struggling a bit here.
Shizo is looking to take a break and control but Markov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Markov tries to improve position but can't.
Markov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shizo's best efforts.
Markov taking some punishment here, with Shizo in his half guard.
Shizo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shizo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Markov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shizo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shizo working over Markov with some ground and pound. Markov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Markov is staying active underneath Shizo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Markov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Markov.
Markov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shizo controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shizyuka Shizo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shizo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Markov can't find room to land a body shot as Shizo controls the action.
Shizo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Markov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shizo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Markov working aggressively here.
Shizo lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shizo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Markov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Markov gets through Shizo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shizo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shizo as Markov tries to tie him up.
Markov throws a punch but it's blocked by Shizo.
Shizo blocks an uppercut.
Markov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Markov trying to stall but Shizo improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shizo blocking some punches.
Markov throws a punch but it's blocked by Shizo.
Shizo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Shizo.
Markov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shizo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Markov throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shizo.
Shizo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shizo pushes Markov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shizo stalls.
Markov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Markov tries to work over Shizo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Markov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shizo lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Shizo.
Shizo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Markov.
Shizo manages to break the clinch.
Shizo forces Markov back against the cage and clinches.
Markov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shizo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markov backwards.
Markov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shizo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Markov backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shizo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shizo is working Markov over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Shizo.
Markov is rocked!
Shizo stalling the fight.
Markov is still on wobbly legs! Can Shizo finish him?
Markov throws a head punch that misses.
Markov has a couple of punches blocked by Shizo.
Markov seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Markov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shizo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Markov up against the cage.
Markov misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shizo as Markov tries to tie him up.
Shizo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shizo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Markov is looking to improve his position.
Markov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shizo.
Shizo lands strikes from half guard.
Markov is not content to let Shizo control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov tries to kick Shizo off but Shizo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shizo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Markov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shizo lands a nice short elbow.
Markov tries to get to full guard but Shizo has control of the leg.
Markov wants to get back to his feet.
Markov is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Markov moves out of range of the strikes.
Markov throws out a loose jab but Shizo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shizo throws a jab but it's blocked by Markov.
Markov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shizo throws a shot from downtown. Markov moves away and avoids it.
Ivan Markov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markov walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shizyuka Shizo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Markov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shizo has Markov up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Shizo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shizo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shizo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Markov misses with a punch on the inside.
Markov swings wildly with an uppercut but Shizo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Shizo as the two fighters clinch.
Shizo presses Markov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shizo just leaning against Markov, taking a breather.
Markov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shizo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shizo prevents a body shot from Markov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shizo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Markov can't find room to land a body shot as Shizo controls the action.
Shizo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Markov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Shizo doesn't have the hooks in and Markov manages to turn into his guard.
Markov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Markov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shizo is keeping the position for now.
Shizo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shizo tries to get out of the position.
Markov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Shizo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Shizo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Shizo!
Shizo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Markov some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shizo cracks Markov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shizo trying to control the position but Markov is working away.
Markov is trying to improve his position.
Shizo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shizo cracks Markov with a big elbow.
Markov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shizyuka Shizo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shizo wants to control but Markov is keeping him busy.
Shizo scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Markov's face as Shizo controls the position.
Markov is trying to control Shizo's posture but Shizo avoids it.
Shizo wants to control but Markov is keeping him busy.
Markov is trying to control Shizo's posture but Shizo avoids it.
Markov is being controlled here.
Shizo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Markov some visible discomfort.
Markov is trying to control Shizo's posture but Shizo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Markov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shizo scoring with punches from side control.
Markov is not content to let Shizo control the position.
Markov is looking for a sweep.
Markov trying to remain calm as Shizo controls from the top position.
Ivan Markov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shizo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Shizo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markov can do to turn this around?
Shizo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Markov keeps working.
Shizo lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shizyuka Shizo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shizo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Shizyuka Shizo!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Shizyuka Shizo!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Shizyuka Shizo!
Shizyuka Shizo wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Marco!
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, AJ Hemingway!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hemingway's waist but Hemingway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marco off to one side.
Hemingway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hemingway is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hemingway is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marco drops an elbow to the side of Hemingway's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hemingway can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marco throwing shots but Hemingway is blocking nicely.
Hemingway trying to control but Marco postures up.
Marco wants to pass to mount but Hemingway is defending the position.
Hemingway is looking to get back to full guard here but Marco has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hemingway wants to hold on but Marco pushes him away.
Marco pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemingway is desperately trying to improve his position but Marco has a good base and remains in mount.
Marco unloading with bombs!
Marco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Marco.
Marco 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.
A big strike lands for Marco! That's really hurt Hemingway and he's turned his back - Marco keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Marco jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Marco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gor Keyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gzrel Mephistopheles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gor Keyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gzrel Mephistopheles!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mephistopheles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mephistopheles throws a leg kick that misses.
Mephistopheles misses with a head kick.
Mephistopheles 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.
Nice defenses there by Mephistopheles.
Keyman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keyman lands a nice looking body shot.
Mephistopheles scores with a leg kick.
Mephistopheles misses with a kick to the body.
Keyman swings for the body but Mephistopheles moves out of range.
Mephistopheles throws a solid leg kick but Keyman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keyman throws a wild body kick that Mephistopheles sees coming a mile off.
Mephistopheles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keyman.
Mephistopheles throws a head kick that Keyman semi-blocks.
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!
Mephistopheles tries to clinch but Keyman moves out of range.
Gzrel Mephistopheles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles throws a nice head kick!
Mephistopheles throws a head kick that misses
and Keyman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mephistopheles throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Keyman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keyman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mephistopheles looks to throw a body kick
letting Keyman counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Keyman misses the target.
Keyman is looking to score with low kicks.
Mephistopheles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mephistopheles tries to land a front kick but Keyman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mephistopheles throws a lazy head kick
and Keyman counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mephistopheles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keyman clobbers Mephistopheles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keyman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mephistopheles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mephistopheles looks gassed!
Mephistopheles thows a body kick. Keyman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyman throws a jab but it's blocked by Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles tries to move into range but Keyman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keyman.
Mephistopheles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Keyman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mephistopheles manages to avoid it.
Keyman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Keyman delivers a nice body kick.
Mephistopheles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mephistopheles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keyman. Keyman obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Keyman.
Mephistopheles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keyman. Keyman obviously looking to wear him down.
Keyman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keyman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mephistopheles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keyman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mephistopheles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keyman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keyman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keyman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mephistopheles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keyman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Keyman misses with the combination.
Keyman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mephistopheles throws a head kick but Keyman moves out of range.
Keyman takes a swing at Mephistopheles's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Keyman slams his shin into Mephistopheles's torso.
Keyman jabs Mephistopheles right on the nose. Mephistopheles blinks but takes it well.
Keyman scores with a leg kick.
Mephistopheles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Keyman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keyman pushes Mephistopheles away with a front kick.
Keyman throws a body punch but Mephistopheles moves out of range.
Keyman thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Keyman.
Mephistopheles throws a lazy head kick
and Keyman counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Keyman.
Mephistopheles throws a leg kick
and Keyman counters with an inside leg kick.
Keyman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mephistopheles moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gor Keyman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keyman thows a body kick. Mephistopheles tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Keyman throws a series of punches but Mephistopheles avoids them all with ease.
Mephistopheles blocks a head kick by Keyman.
Nice body punch from Keyman.
Keyman throws a right hand that Mephistopheles ducks under and follows up with a left that Mephistopheles also avoids with ease.
Mephistopheles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keyman sizes up Mephistopheles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mephistopheles moves out of range as Keyman strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mephistopheles might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keyman has got the better of the exchanges.
Keyman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Mephistopheles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mephistopheles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keyman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mephistopheles doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keyman. Mephistopheles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keyman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mephistopheles can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keyman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mephistopheles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mephistopheles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mephistopheles is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keyman.
Keyman lands a head kick!
It looks like Gzrel Mephistopheles has been cut.
Gor Keyman is winning the standup battle so far.
Keyman lands a two punch combo.
Keyman misses the shot to the body.
Keyman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mephistopheles's calf.
Keyman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Keyman throws a shot from downtown. Mephistopheles moves away and avoids it.
Keyman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keyman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keyman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyman tests Mephistopheles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mephistopheles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keyman blocks a head kick by Mephistopheles.
Keyman thumps Mephistopheles with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Keyman misses.
Keyman is looking to wear down Mephistopheles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Keyman lands a right hook to the body.
Keyman thumps Mephistopheles with a low kick.
Keyman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mephistopheles moves away.
Keyman throws a solid leg kick but Mephistopheles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keyman.
Mephistopheles throws a lazy body kick
and Keyman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keyman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mephistopheles moves away.
Keyman throws a leg kick which misses Mephistopheles's front leg but catches the back leg as Mephistopheles tries to avoid it.
Keyman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Keyman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mephistopheles gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Keyman counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Mephistopheles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mephistopheles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mephistopheles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keyman lands with a good body shot.
Keyman throws a head kick but Mephistopheles moves out of range.
Keyman scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keyman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Keyman!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Keyman.
Keyman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mephistopheles. That did some damage!
Keyman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mephistopheles.
Keyman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mephistopheles's calf.
Keyman looks for the body kick but Mephistopheles saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Keyman finds it's target.
Keyman throws a sloppy head kick and Mephistopheles moves out of range easily.
Keyman's corner calls for a 1-2. Keyman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keyman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keyman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mephistopheles's sensitive parts.
Keyman throws a head kick but Mephistopheles moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gor Keyman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Keyman scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick by Mephistopheles misses
and Keyman counters with a straight right hand.
Keyman blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keyman.
Keyman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keyman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mephistopheles moves away.
Keyman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mephistopheles. That did some damage!
Keyman looks for the body kick but Mephistopheles saw that one coming.
Keyman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mephistopheles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keyman misses with a body kick.
Keyman tries to bum rush Mephistopheles with a series of wild strikes but Mephistopheles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keyman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mephistopheles misses with a leg kick
and Keyman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Keyman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keyman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keyman feints and then cracks Mephistopheles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mephistopheles down.
Mephistopheles takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from Keyman.
Keyman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keyman works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mephistopheles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keyman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Keyman - just one landing.
Keyman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyman lands a head kick. Mephistopheles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Keyman.
Keyman looks to score with a jab to the body but Mephistopheles is just out of range.
Mephistopheles takes one to the side of the head.
Keyman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keyman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keyman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mephistopheles tries a head kick but it misses.
Mephistopheles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keyman. That did some damage!
Mephistopheles throws a lazy head kick
and Mephistopheles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mephistopheles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mephistopheles throws a leg kick
and Keyman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keyman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mephistopheles at a distance.
Mephistopheles blocks a head kick by Keyman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keyman. Mephistopheles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keyman lands a nice shot that snaps Mephistopheles's head back.
A head kick misses from Keyman.
Gzrel Mephistopheles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mephistopheles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keyman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mephistopheles tries to land a body kick
and Keyman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Mephistopheles is predictable there
and Keyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Keyman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mephistopheles moves away.
Keyman misses with an uppercut. Mephistopheles saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mephistopheles.
Keyman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keyman misses the shot to the body.
Keyman throws a shot to the body.
Keyman is looking to slow Mephistopheles down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mephistopheles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gor Keyman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mephistopheles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mephistopheles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Keyman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mephistopheles makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Keyman really felt that one!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keyman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Mephistopheles is predictable there
and Keyman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keyman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gor Keyman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keyman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Gor Keyman!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Gor Keyman!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Gor Keyman!
Gor Keyman wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georges Bataille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bataille's entrance music is Dance Hall Days. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Bataille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Zero!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero dives in and grabs Bataille's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bataille pushes down on Zero's head and hops out.
Zero shoots in but Bataille avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bataille moves in looking to clinch but Zero pushes him off.
Zero shoots for a double leg takedown but Bataille sprawls well. He's pushed Zero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Georges Bataille has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Zero.
Zero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bataille tries to clinch there but Zero circles away.
Bataille pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bataille napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zero tries to move to full mount but Bataille actually manages to regain half guard.
Zero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bataille is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bataille defending well though.
Bataille manages to get to full guard.
Zero postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero postures up in Bataille's guard and throws a big left but Bataille blocks it.
Bataille is trying to control the position but Zero postures up.
Bataille looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zero is one step ahead there.
Bataille will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bataille looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zero shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bataille manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bataille bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zero's guard.
Zero trying to control the position.
Bataille has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bataille stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bataille is one step ahead there.
Zero is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bataille wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
Bataille trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bataille wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
Bataille is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zero is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero scoring with strikes but Bataille is staying in there.
The referee warns Bataille that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bataille is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zero lands a big shot to the head and Bataille winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vincent Zero!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Kumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howland Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Kumble!
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, Howland Reed!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kumble moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Reed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kumble takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kumble takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reed swings for the body but Kumble moves out of range.
Kumble looks for a takedown but Reed sprawls well.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reed scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Reed.
Kumble takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reed cracks a nice hook into Kumble's ribs.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Kumble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kumble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumble takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kumble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reed connects with a right hand. Kumble shakes it off.
Reed lunges at Kumble with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kumble's hand.
Kumble will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reed scores with a shot to the body.
Reed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kumble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reed checks a leg kick.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Kumble is just out of range.
Reed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reed.
Reed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kumble. Kumble circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kumble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Kumble takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Reed misses.
Kumble takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a jab to the head.
Kumble shoots in but Reed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Kumble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kumble wants to clinch.
Reed misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed lands a nice looking body shot.
Reed lands a right hook to the body.
Reed slips a straight right by Kumble.
Reed dips to his left and cracks Kumble with an uppercut!
Reed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Reed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reed.
Kumble drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Reed.
Howland Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed cracks Kumble with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Reed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reed connects with a nice looking jab.
Reed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Reed.
Reed punishes Kumble's body with a nice straight punch.
Reed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kumble on the side of the head.
Kumble tries to move into range but Reed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reed swinging wildly here.
Reed lands a right hook to the body.
Kumble drops his hands momentarily and Reed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kumble at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kumble ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Kumble on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reed keeps the fight on the outside.
Reed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kumble takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy left from Reed finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kumble's head.
Reed with a hook.
Reed throws the left hand but Kumble avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kumble throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reed connects with a nice looking jab.
Reed scores with a decent looking hook.
Kumble looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howland Reed dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kumble at a distance.
Reed keeps the fight on the outside.
Reed scores with a jab.
Reed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reed.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kumble manages to avoid it.
Reed 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.
Reed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kumble momentarily.
Reed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reed cracks Kumble with an open hand slap.
Reed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kumble's head backwards.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Kumble looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reed lands a jab.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Kumble.
Reed lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with a wild combination.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kumble looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kumble changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reed tries to avoid it but Kumble manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reed to the ground. Reed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kumble takes one to the side of the head.
Reed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reed lands a nice looking body shot.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Kumble moves away and avoids it.
Reed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kumble.
Reed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kumble backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reed lands with a straight right. Kumble didn't see that one coming.
Reed lands with a good body shot.
Kumble tries for a takedown but Reed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reed lands with a hook. Kumble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reed connects with the punch.
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kumble on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reed cracks Kumble with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reed scores with a sloppy right hand. Kumble should have avoided that one.
Kumble gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reed.
Kumble is rocked!
Reed missing with a left hand there. Kumble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kumble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reed finds it's way round the side to connect with Kumble's head.
Kumble tries to clinch up.
Howland Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kumble shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reed as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Kumble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Reed lands with a good body shot.
Kumble takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kumble fails with the takedown.
Kumble takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kumble shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reed as he avoids it easily.
Reed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kumble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reed with a jab.
Reed scores with a decent looking hook.
Kumble takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kumble shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reed but Reed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kumble on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a hook.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kumble gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reed.
Reed lands a jab to Kumble's midsection.
Kumble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Kumble is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kumble slips a jab from Reed.
Kumble seems to have got his legs back now.
Kumble gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reed.
Howland Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kumble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reed to score with a decent uppercut.
Kumble takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howland Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reed punishes Kumble's body with a nice straight punch.
Reed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kumble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reed to score with a decent uppercut.
Reed lands with a nice combination. Kumble backs away looking to recover.
Reed lands a nice shot that snaps Kumble's head back.
Reed thuds a left hand into Kumble's body.
Reed punishes Kumble's body with a nice straight punch.
Reed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reed throws a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kumble.
Reed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reed drops Kumble with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kumble! Reed dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Howland Reed!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Arrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arrington comes to the cage accompanied by Look What The Cat Dragged In. Burke has chosen Discoboys - I came for you as his entrance music. 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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200 lbs
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192 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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lamar Arrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solomon Burke!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Arrington.
A combination from Arrington does no damage.
Arrington throws a looping overhand right but Burke ducks down to avoid it.
Burke avoids the body shot from Arrington.
Burke throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Burke.
Arrington lands with a slapping head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burke.
Arrington connects with a jab.
Burke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arrington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arrington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arrington's sensitive parts.
Burke scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Burke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrington tries to clinch up but Burke circles away and keeps his distance.
Burke misses with a low kick.
Arrington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burke pushes Arrington away with a front kick.
Arrington is breathing heavily.
Burke slips a straight right by Arrington.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burke.
Some bone on bone action there as Arrington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arrington throws out a loose jab but Burke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burke lands a head kick!
Arrington throws an overhand right that lands on Burke's shoulder, as Burke tries to avoid the shot.
Burke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Burke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arrington.
Arrington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke lands a nice shot that snaps Arrington's head back.
Burke throws a head kick that misses.
Burke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burke throws a leg kick which misses Arrington's front leg but catches the back leg as Arrington tries to avoid it.
Burke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burke looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrington is just out of range.
Burke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Burke.
Arrington avoids the head kick by Burke.
Burke scores with a leg kick.
Burke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burke feints and then cracks Arrington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arrington down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Burke.
Burke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arrington takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arrington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burke.
Burke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burke's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Burke duly obliges.
It looks like Lamar Arrington has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Burke.
Burke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arrington's sensitive parts.
Burke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arrington drops his hands momentarily and Burke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burke connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke lands with a slapping head kick.
Burke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burke lands with a slapping head kick.
Burke dips to his left and cracks Arrington with an uppercut!
Burke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arrington doesn't seem bothered though.
Burke slips under a jab.
Burke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arrington backs up against the cage.
Burke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arrington.
Burke scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arrington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burke.
Burke lands a head kick. Arrington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Burke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lamar Arrington's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arrington's sensitive parts.
Burke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arrington will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Arrington blocks the body kick.
Solomon Burke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burke throws a sloppy head kick
and Arrington counters with a straight right hand.
Burke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arrington.
Burke misses with a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Arrington might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Burke throws a leg kick which misses Arrington's front leg but catches the back leg as Arrington tries to avoid it.
Burke tried to score with a low kick but Arrington checks it.
Burke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arrington throws an overhand right that lands on Burke's shoulder, as Burke tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arrington is looking to clinch.
Burke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arrington is out of range and Burke settles back down.
Burke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arrington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burke finds it's way round the side to connect with Arrington's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burke.
Arrington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arrington.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Burke.
Burke lands with a nice body kick.
Burke lands a nice looking body kick.
Burke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arrington takes a step back to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burke, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burke can pounce on him.
Burke scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burke.
Crunch! Burke slams his shin into Arrington's torso.
Burke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Burke.
Both fighters circling a little - Burke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arrington.
Burke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arrington. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Burke.
Burke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burke scores with a decent looking hook.
Burke scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arrington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burke is looking to slow Arrington down with leg kicks.
Burke lands with a slapping head kick.
Burke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Burke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burke delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burke.
Burke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burke throws a head kick that half lands.
Arrington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burke.
Burke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke connects with a solid leg kick.
Burke thumps Arrington with a low kick.
Burke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arrington. That did some damage!
Burke feints and then cracks Arrington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arrington down.
Burke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Burke.
Burke connects with a solid leg kick.
Arrington blocks a head kick by Burke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burke, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arrington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arrington.
Burke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Burke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lamar Arrington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Burke scores with a leg kick.
Burke scores with a leg kick.
Arrington throws out a loose jab but Burke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrington misses with a straight left.
Burke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Burke.
Burke throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arrington crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burke - the referee stops the clock and Arrington gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burke. Arrington manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Burke pushes Arrington away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burke throws a leg kick which misses Arrington's front leg but catches the back leg as Arrington tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Burke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arrington's head.
Burke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arrington's calf.
Burke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burke tries a head kick but it misses.
Burke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burke scores with a kick to the body.
Burke throws a head kick that misses.
Arrington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arrington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arrington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Solomon Burke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke lands a head kick. Arrington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Burke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arrington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Burke.
Arrington ducks right into an uppercut from Burke.
Arrington is rocked!
Burke feints and then cracks Arrington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arrington down.
Burke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Arrington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burke lands a nice looking body kick.
Arrington seems to have got his legs back now.
Arrington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burke.
Arrington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burke counters with a big head kick but Arrington shrugs it off.
Burke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burke scores with a head kick.
Burke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arrington. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Arrington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arrington throws out a loose jab but Burke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burke.
Burke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arrington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Burke.
Burke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arrington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Burke.
Burke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burke lands with a nice body kick.
Burke scores with a leg kick.
Burke lands with a kick to the temple. Arrington shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burke scores with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burke. Arrington shrugs it off though.
Burke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Burke scores with a leg kick.
Burke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burke fakes the leg kick and cracks Arrington in the body.
Burke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lamar Arrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arrington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burke throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Burke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Solomon Burke!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Solomon Burke!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Solomon Burke!
Solomon Burke wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jukko Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy MacLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamalainen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is the Finnish National Anthem. MacLean has chosen Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lemmy MacLean enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jukko Hamalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lemmy MacLean!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamalainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hamalainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacLean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Hamalainen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for MacLean!
Hamalainen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hamalainen misses with a head shot.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if MacLean can do anything to dispel that myth.
MacLean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hamalainen breaks from MacLean's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hamalainen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish MacLean?
It looks like Lemmy MacLean has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamalainen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, MacLean has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hamalainen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of MacLean's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLean is desperately trying to improve his position but Hamalainen has a good base and remains in mount.
Hamalainen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can MacLean hang on?
That has opened up Lemmy MacLean's cut even more.
Hamalainen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. MacLean looks a forlorn figure.
MacLean is rocked!
The cut above Lemmy MacLean's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lemmy MacLean's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jukko Hamalainen!
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