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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Los Porongas - Silêncio. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jordan avoids it really well and circles away.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan connects with a crisp jab.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Souza on that attempt.
Souza gets a double leg takedown into Jordan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan has a closed guard, preventing Souza from standing up.
Souza drops back looking for a leg! Jordan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jordan manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Jordan's guard.
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jordan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Jordan is looking to stand up but Souza isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza prevents Jordan from getting back to his feet.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souza passes into half guard.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jordan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jordan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Souza.
Souza stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Souza misses.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jordan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souza somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Souza on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan misses with a looping right.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.
Jordan throws a hook to the side of Souza's head but Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
David Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
Souza takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Souza's head coaches at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jordan sprawls well. Jordan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Jordan which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jordan as Souza shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Souza shoots in and drives through. Jordan sprawls well.
Michael Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Souza moved out of range.
David Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Souza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jordan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been informed that Jordan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
Souza missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Souza walks into a jab.
Jordan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Souza.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but Jordan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jordan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souza somewhat.
Jordan stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jordan lands a nice looking body shot.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan blocks a jab.
Jordan lands with a good body shot.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Souza misses the target.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
Souza shoots in and drives through. Jordan sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Souza checks a leg kick nicely.
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Souza throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Souza misses with a left hand
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jordan is pulling down on Souza's head to control his posture.
Jordan wants to sweep but no luck.
Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jordan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is working for a kimura but Jordan is defending it quite comfortably.
Jordan is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
Souza is working for a kimura but Jordan is defending it quite comfortably.
Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Jordan is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jordan wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jordan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Souza.
Souza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jordan has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
Souza is working for a submission of some sort.
Souza thows a huge punch but Jordan dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jordan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Souza!
David Souza bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royler Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatan Cleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donatan Cleo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royler Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donatan Cleo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleo tries to clinch up.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cleo is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cleo is looking to clinch.
Cleo wants to clinch.
Cleo tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Cleo moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cleo.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cleo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cleo looks to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cleo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie prevents Cleo from improving his position.
Cleo wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Cleo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleo tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Cleo wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Cleo wants to get back to full guard.
Cleo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cleo is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cleo avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie prevents Cleo from improving his position.
Cleo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cleo trying to control here.
Cleo is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Cleo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cleo looking to control but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie decides to stand and escape the position.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cleo wants to clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donatan Cleo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cleo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Cleo fights it but they end up in guard.
Cleo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cleo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie stops Cleo from standing up.
Cleo controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Royler Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie prevents Cleo from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cleo tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Cleo sprawls well.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleo.
Cleo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleo is looking to clinch.
Royler Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Cleo's guard.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Cleo had control of the position.
Cleo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cleo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cleo working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cleo keeps moving.
Cleo wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Cleo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Royler Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donatan Cleo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cleo wants to clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Cleo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cleo pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Cleo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Cleo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cleo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleo tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleo tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Cleo tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Cleo tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cleo defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Cleo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cleo is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cleo has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Cleo.
Cleo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleo manages to break the clinch.
Cleo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleo tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cleo tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Cleo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donatan Cleo 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!
Cleo moves into the clinch successfully.
Cleo pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Cleo - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleo.
Cleo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cleo digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cleo's efforts to push away.
Cleo taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cleo.
Cleo lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Cleo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cleo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Cleo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleo tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Cleo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cleo is looking to clinch.
Cleo tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cleo looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cleo is retaining full guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cleo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cleo keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Cleo is trying to keep Gracie in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cleo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Royler Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cleo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Cleo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cleo tries to clinch up.
Donatan Cleo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cleo tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Cleo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cleo'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.
Gracie tries a body shot but Cleo blocks it.
Cleo tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cleo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cleo lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleo is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Royler Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donatan Cleo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cleo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cleo lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donatan Cleo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cleo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donatan Cleo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AD Tricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egidiusz Nowakowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AD Tricks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AD Tricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Egidiusz Nowakowski!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tricks pushes Nowakowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Tricks avoiding damage.
Tricks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tricks lands with a short shot to the head.
Tricks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowakowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tricks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tricks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nowakowski is trying to drag Tricks to the mat but Tricks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tricks stalls.
Tricks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowakowski is looking for a takedown.
Nowakowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
I was talking to Tricks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
AD Tricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egidiusz Nowakowski.
Nowakowski looking for a takedown.
Nowakowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tricks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tricks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nowakowski is rocked!
Nowakowski has a takedown stuffed.
Nowakowski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tricks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tricks tries to clinch there but Nowakowski circles away.
Nowakowski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tricks defends well and Nowakowski ends up having to push Tricks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nowakowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tricks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
AD Tricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowakowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nowakowski gets the takedown into side control.
Nowakowski trying to control the action but Tricks is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowakowski has hold of Tricks's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Tricks tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Nowakowski cranks the arm and Tricks screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Tricks, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Egidiusz Nowakowski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristan Maruyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Ioannou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukas Ioannou is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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218 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristan Maruyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lukas Ioannou!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maruyama is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ioannou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maruyama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maruyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Ioannou as Maruyama shoots in.
Maruyama tries to clinch but Ioannou moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Maruyama.
Ioannou shoots in looking for a takedown. Maruyama tries to sprawl out of it but Ioannou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maruyama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maruyama throws a lazy uppercut
and Ioannou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ioannou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maruyama sprawls well. Maruyama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ioannou gets slowly back to his feet.
Maruyama tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maruyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maruyama tries to clinch but Ioannou is having none of it.
Ioannou looks for a takedown but Maruyama sprawls well.
Kristan Maruyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Ioannou.
Maruyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Ioannou circles away.
Maruyama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ioannou, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ioannou tries to throw a body punch but Maruyama avoids it by throwing Ioannou back against the cage.
Ioannou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Ioannou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ioannou cracks Maruyama with a nice body shot.
Ioannou gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maruyama.
Ioannou drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maruyama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maruyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Ioannou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ioannou kicks Maruyama off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ioannou was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maruyama gets back to half guard.
Ioannou is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maruyama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ioannou.
Maruyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ioannou pulls his head out easily.
Ioannou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maruyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ioannou is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maruyama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ioannou scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maruyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ioannou pulls his head out easily.
Maruyama is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama moves into full guard.
Ioannou cracks Maruyama with a solid left hand.
Ioannou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ioannou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maruyama is breathing heavily.
Ioannou postures up and lands a big shot to Maruyama's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ioannou is in close to Maruyama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ioannou cracks Maruyama with a solid left hand.
Ioannou sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maruyama's guard.
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!
Ioannou lands with a punch from half guard.
Ioannou 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.
Maruyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ioannou passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ioannou working for a submission but Maruyama is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou looking for a guillotine from mount but Maruyama is having none of it.
Maruyama sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Maruyama looking for submissions off his back.
Maruyama trying to control but Ioannou postures up.
Maruyama actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ioannou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maruyama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maruyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ioannou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Ioannou dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ioannou fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maruyama sprawls well initially but Ioannou persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maruyama tries to get to full guard but Ioannou has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maruyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maruyama wants to improve his position but Ioannou is controlling well.
Ioannou scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ioannou lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maruyama trying to hold on to Ioannou's head to control him but Ioannou postures up.
Ioannou is looking for a kimura but Maruyama is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ioannou to get the leverage.
Maruyama is not content to let Ioannou control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ioannou is nestled in close to Maruyama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maruyama works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannou working some strikes from top position.
Ioannou trying to control but Maruyama is working from the bottom.
Maruyama working for a triangle but Ioannou defends it easily.
Ioannou pushing down on Maruyama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ioannou seems to be working for a kimura but Maruyama defends the submission attempt.
Maruyama is refusing to be controlled, as Ioannou sits in half guard.
Maruyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ioannou pulls his head out easily.
Ioannou is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maruyama is just riding it out for now. Ioannou eventually gives up the hold.
Ioannou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maruyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ioannou seems to be looking for submissions.
Ioannou landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maruyama moves into full guard.
Ioannou postures up and lands a big shot to Maruyama's brow.
Maruyama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maruyama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ioannou defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ioannou lands a couple of digs.
Ioannou trying to control the position from guard on top but Maruyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maruyama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ioannou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ioannou manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou gets to his feet. Maruyama looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ioannou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ioannou is working Maruyama over against the cage.
Ioannou controlling the action here for a moment.
Maruyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Ioannou.
Ioannou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ioannou manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maruyama on his heels. He'll look to pass Maruyama's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ioannou distracts Maruyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ioannou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maruyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ioannou is aware though and is defending well.
Ioannou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ioannou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maruyama's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ioannou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ioannou manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ioannou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ioannou working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ioannou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maruyama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ioannou defends it easily.
Ioannou lands a couple of digs.
Ioannou is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maruyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ioannou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ioannou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ioannou wants to control from the top but Maruyama keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Ioannou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maruyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ioannou avoids a wild elbow strike from Maruyama.
Ioannou successfully pulls guard.
Ioannou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maruyama is controlling him.
Maruyama wants to control from the top but Ioannou keeps moving.
Maruyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ioannou is keeping the position for now.
Maruyama postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ioannou is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maruyama, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannou gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maruyama misses with a straight right.
Maruyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Ioannou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maruyama gets tackled into the cage by Ioannou. Ioannou maintains the clinch.
Maruyama looking for a takedown.
Ioannou manages to pull guard.
Ioannou keeping moving, preventing Maruyama from controlling successfully.
Maruyama is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ioannou is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou keeping full guard, as Maruyama tries to pass.
Maruyama wants to control from the top but Ioannou keeps moving.
Ioannou kicks Maruyama off and gets to his feet.
Ioannou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maruyama as he jumps to the side.
Maruyama misses with an uppercut. Ioannou saw that one coming.
Ioannou rushes Maruyama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maruyama misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou blocks a body shot from Maruyama.
Ioannou lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Maruyama.
Maruyama lands an elbow just above Ioannou 's eye.
It looks like Lukas Ioannou has been cut.
Ioannou jumps guard but Maruyama turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lukas Ioannou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ioannou has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maruyama uses from the top position.
Maruyama is looking to work some ground and pound but Ioannou has wrist control.
Ioannou keeping moving, preventing Maruyama from controlling successfully.
Kristan Maruyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukas Ioannou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maruyama drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ioannou manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maruyama has Ioannou in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ioannou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maruyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maruyama has his foot on Ioannou's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ioannou works his way back into a safe position though.
Ioannou gets to his feet - Maruyama follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ioannou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ioannou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for Ioannou to work.
Ioannou breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ioannou clinches with his opponent.
Ioannou is trying to pull guard but Maruyama has him pressed against the cage.
Kristan Maruyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Ioannou.
Ioannou lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Ioannou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ioannou 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Ioannou!
A victorious Lukas Ioannou thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Techo Alaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hunting High and Low. Alaga has chosen shaban shaulich as his entrance music. Techo Alaga acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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243 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Techo Alaga!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Alaga. Those never looked like landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alaga has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alaga throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Alaga scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Alaga tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alaga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alaga throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alaga is trying is best to control the position here.
Alaga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alaga's head.
Alaga trying to get back to full guard but Silva takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Alaga tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Alaga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alaga tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
Silva cracks Alaga with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alaga is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaga is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Alaga looks winded!
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alaga?
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva has hold of Alaga's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Alaga manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Alaga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Alaga is having none of it.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva avoids the attempt from Alaga to control.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alaga really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alaga tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva looking to control but Alaga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva looking to control but Alaga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaga is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Alaga squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alaga wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alaga tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Alaga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alaga misses with the combination.
Alaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodrigo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Alaga does no damage.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Alaga had a free shot at his head there.
Alaga's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alaga duly obliges.
Alaga swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Alaga pulls guard successfully.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Silva here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alaga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alaga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alaga is breathing heavily.
Alaga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva stands and throws Alaga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alaga takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alaga is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Alaga tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alaga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva has been working on his balance at Lethal Tech Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Alaga.
A punch combination from Alaga misses.
Nice sprawl there from Alaga as Silva shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Alaga. Those never looked like landing.
Silva looks for a takedown but Alaga sprawls well.
Alaga clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Alaga moves his leg out of the way.
Alaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Alaga misses.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alaga is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Alaga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alaga is adopting a defensive guard.
Alaga being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alaga wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva stands up over Alaga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva stands up from Alaga's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Alaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodrigo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Silva's cut.
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. 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.
Silva forces Alaga back against the cage and clinches.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alaga.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva wants to stand up but Alaga is controlling him.
Silva is working an open guard so Alaga takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Alaga throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Alaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alaga throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alaga throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alaga quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva trying to control but Alaga is having none of it.
Alaga trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Alaga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva trying to control but Alaga is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the attempt from Alaga to control.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Alaga tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alaga looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alaga in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alaga is looking to escape.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alaga is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alaga tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Alaga wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alaga?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Alaga is trying to stand.
Alaga tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva 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.
Alaga is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Techo Alaga 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.
Silva landing punches.
Alaga tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Rodrigo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Silva!
A victorious Rodrigo Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jojiro Yamanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Kade (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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275 lbs
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270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jojiro Yamanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otis Kade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamanaka moves away.
Yamanaka lands a jab to Kade's midsection.
Kade darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kade tries to sprawl but Yamanaka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yamanaka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yamanaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yamanaka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yamanaka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yamanaka trying to pass the guard but Kade defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jojiro Yamanaka wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yamanaka lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamanaka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kade at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kade takes a swing at Yamanaka's ribcage but misses.
Kade throws a combination that misses
and Yamanaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamanaka counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kade cracks a nice hook into Yamanaka's ribs.
Kade throws a series of punches but Yamanaka moves out of range.
Kade needs to keep his hands up - Yamanaka had a free shot at his head there.
Kade misses with a combination
and Yamanaka counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Kade.
Yamanaka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kade sprawls well initially but Yamanaka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka is pressing down on Kade's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kade is holding on for now.
Yamanaka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yamanaka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamanaka throws a strike but Kade avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yamanaka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yamanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka lands a couple of digs.
Yamanaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Kade has wrist control.
Yamanaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jojiro Yamanaka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kade just misses with a punch to the body.
Kade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamanaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kade's head.
Sloppy strikes from Kade. Those never looked like landing.
Kade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yamanaka avoids the body shot from Kade.
Kade throws a body punch but Yamanaka moves out of range.
Yamanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kade throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Kade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamanaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kade misses with a body shot.
Kade throws a combination that misses
and Yamanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamanaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yamanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jojiro Yamanaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Kade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kade is breathing heavily.
Kade throws a combination that misses
and Yamanaka counters with a left and a right... And another left! Kade is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jojiro Yamanaka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christophe Duggary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Schroeder acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christophe Duggary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Schroeder!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggary closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Duggary controlling the action here.
Schroeder is holding on to half guard well.
Duggary is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We're going to have a standup here because Christophe Duggary wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Duggary misses the shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Duggary has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Duggary throws a right hand that Schroeder ducks under and follows up with a left that Schroeder also avoids with ease.
Schroeder connects with a body shot.
Schroeder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schroeder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duggary circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Schroeder finds it's target.
Schroeder loads up on a big right hand but Duggary slips the punch.
Schroeder throws the left hand but Duggary avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Duggary with that takedown attempt.
Duggary tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schroeder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duggary somewhat.
Schroeder is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duggary.
It looks like Brian Schroeder has been cut.
Duggary moves in looking to clinch but Schroeder pushes him off.
Duggary scores with a hook to the body. Schroeder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duggary fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christophe Duggary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duggary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggary misses with a left hand
and Duggary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Christophe Duggary has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggary throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duggary missing with a left hand there. Schroeder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duggary shoots in looking for a takedown but Schroeder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duggary's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duggary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggary fails to land with a series of punches.
Schroeder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duggary counters with a nice body shot.
Schroeder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duggary thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Schroeder misses.
Schroeder blocks a leg kick.
Duggary shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Duggary was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schroeder tries to buck Duggary off but Duggary is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggary takes a little break here. Schroeder wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Duggary goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Schroeder rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Duggary's guard! Nice work there by Schroeder!
Duggary not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schroeder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Duggary is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder trying to control but Duggary is working from the bottom.
Schroeder content to stall in guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Duggary fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schroeder avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duggary shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Duggary was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christophe Duggary dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duggary throws a leg kick but Schroeder moved away.
Christophe Duggary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schroeder checks a leg kick.
Duggary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christophe Duggary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schroeder.
Schroeder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schroeder throws a right and a left that Duggary avoids nicely.
Duggary misses with a hook
and Schroeder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schroeder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duggary at a distance.
Duggary fails to land with a series of punches.
Schroeder lands a big right hand that sends Duggary crashing to the mat! Schroeder stays standing though and waves Duggary back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggary blocks a leg kick.
Duggary misses with the combination.
Brian Schroeder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duggary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Duggary misses the target.
Schroeder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggary.
Schroeder connects with a body shot that sends Duggary's belly button to the back.
Schroeder lands a left and a right that send Duggary crashing to the mat, dazed. Schroeder thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Duggary is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggary tries to get into range but Schroeder steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Duggary! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Schroeder scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Schroeder!
A relieved looking Brian Schroeder 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alak Aksornpan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggie Shackleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aksornpan comes to the cage accompanied by Thai National Anthem - . Alak Aksornpan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alak Aksornpan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Biggie Shackleton!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Aksornpan.
Shackleton checks the leg kick nicely there.
No luck for Shackleton with that takedown attempt.
Shackleton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aksornpan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shackleton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shackleton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aksornpan to the mat! Aksornpan manages to get full guard.
Shackleton trying to control the position from guard on top but Aksornpan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aksornpan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Aksornpan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shackleton has passed into half guard!
Aksornpan is staying active underneath Shackleton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aksornpan tries to kick Shackleton off but Shackleton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aksornpan trying to hold on to Shackleton's head to control him but Shackleton postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aksornpan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleton prevents Aksornpan from improving his position.
Shackleton thows a huge punch but Aksornpan dodges it nicely.
Aksornpan is not content to let Shackleton control the position.
Shackleton wants to pass to mount but Aksornpan is defending the position.
Shackleton is just content to waste time from the top position. Aksornpan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Aksornpan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleton looking to pass the guard.
Shackleton throws a big right hand that misses.
Shackleton throws a big elbow that misses.
Aksornpan working for a triangle but Shackleton defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aksornpan wants to sweep but no luck.
Shackleton passes Aksornpan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Well, if Shackleton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shackleton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aksornpan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleton working over Aksornpan with some ground and pound. Aksornpan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aksornpan has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Shackleton escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Shackleton!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aksornpan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shackleton passes the guard and advances to mount!
You get the feeling that Aksornpan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Shackleton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aksornpan's face.
Shackleton with a couple of short strikes.
Shackleton scoring with strikes but Aksornpan is staying in there.
It looks like Alak Aksornpan has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The referee warns Aksornpan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shackleton working the ground and pound effectively.
Aksornpan gets back to half guard.
Aksornpan taking some punishment here, with Shackleton in his half guard.
Shackleton is pressing down on Aksornpan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aksornpan is holding on for now.
Aksornpan wants to control but Shackleton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shackleton is nestled in close to Aksornpan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shackleton lands a nice short elbow.
Aksornpan manages to get to full guard.
Shackleton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Shackleton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alak Aksornpan's cut.
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.
Aksornpan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aksornpan throws a nice looking combination but Shackleton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shackleton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aksornpan defends it nicely.
Aksornpan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Biggie Shackleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aksornpan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shackleton.
Shackleton shoots in for a takedown but Aksornpan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alak Aksornpan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biggie Shackleton.
Shackleton moves forwards but Aksornpan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aksornpan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shackleton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aksornpan is thwarting Shackleton's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shackleton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shackleton pulls Aksornpan in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aksornpan trying to control but Shackleton is working from the bottom.
Shackleton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aksornpan gets to his feet. Shackleton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sloppy strikes from Aksornpan. Those never looked like landing.
Aksornpan stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Aksornpan misses.
Aksornpan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shackleton eats them both and turns towards Aksornpan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aksornpan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aksornpan misses with a series of wild punches.
Shackleton misses with a hook
and Aksornpan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shackleton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aksornpan looking for a sweep. Not yet Aksornpan, not yet.
Aksornpan is looking to stand up but Shackleton isn't so interested in that idea.
Aksornpan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Shackleton looking to sit in guard and control but Aksornpan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aksornpan wanted to stand there but Shackleton had control of the position.
Aksornpan wants to control from the top but Shackleton keeps moving.
Shackleton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aksornpan is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aksornpan wants to control from the top but Shackleton keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shackleton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alak Aksornpan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aksornpan.
Shackleton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aksornpan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aksornpan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shackleton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shackleton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shackleton shoots in but Aksornpan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shackleton is breathing heavily.
Aksornpan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shackleton swivels and escapes.
Shackleton shoots for a double leg takedown but Aksornpan sprawls well. He's pushed Shackleton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shackleton throws a jab but it's blocked by Aksornpan.
A telegraphed right hand from Shackleton misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleton walks into a stiff left hand from Aksornpan.
Aksornpan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shackleton misses with a takedown attempt - Aksornpan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aksornpan lands a left and a right that send Shackleton crashing to the mat, dazed. Aksornpan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shackleton is rocked!
It looks like Biggie Shackleton has been cut.
Shackleton backs away from a small jab... but Aksornpan lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Shackleton crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Aksornpan with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alak Aksornpan!
After winning the bout, Alak Aksornpan 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaz Yago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Nales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaz Yago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Nales!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yago misses with a two punch combination.
Yago throws a nice looking combination but Nales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nales throws a nice looking combination but Yago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yago with a nice cross.
Yago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nales shoots in and gets a takedown into Yago's guard.
Nales trying to control the position from guard on top but Yago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nales wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Yago's closed guard. He's half up but Yago has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Yago pivots and extends the arm, Nales falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Yago! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaz Yago!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Barfot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagan Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barfot's entrance music is 793. A fine choice. Sagan Tyson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magnus Barfot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagan Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson avoids the body shot from Barfot.
Barfot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyson under the eye.
Magnus Barfot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Barfot ducks down to avoid it.
Barfot misses with a kick to the body.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Barfot ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson is looking to slow Barfot down with leg kicks.
Barfot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barfot thuds his shin into the meat of Tyson's side.
Barfot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barfot has been working on his boxing with his coaches at In the Penile Colony in the buildup to the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Tyson blocks the leg kick.
Barfot tries a head kick but it misses.
Barfot lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barfot.
A low kick from Barfot misses
and Tyson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Barfot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barfot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barfot catches Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Sagan Tyson has been cut.
Magnus Barfot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barfot. Barfot obviously looking to wear him down.
Barfot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyson checks a low kick from Barfot.
Barfot connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barfot throws a shot to the body.
Barfot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barfot moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
Tyson shoots in but Barfot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barfot throws a front kick aimed at Tyson's knee but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Barfot moves out of range easily.
Barfot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barfot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyson. That did some damage!
Tyson looks winded!
Tyson throws a body punch but Barfot moves out of range.
Barfot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyson.
A head kick misses from Barfot.
Barfot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barfot lands with a good body shot.
Barfot with a nice cross.
Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barfot connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Barfot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson shoots in and bounces Barfot off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barfot trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barfot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barfot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barfot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Barfot keeps moving.
Tyson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barfot is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard.
Barfot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barfot wants to improve his position but Tyson is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barfot trying to control from the bottom.
Barfot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tyson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, if Tyson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Barfot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sagan Tyson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barfot lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Barfot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barfot here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barfot feints and then cracks Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyson down.
Barfot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barfot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyson on the side of the 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!
Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyson.
Tyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barfot lands a leg kick that knocks Tyson off balance momentarily.
Barfot throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Barfot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Barfot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barfot.
Magnus Barfot is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Barfot misses with a looping left.
Sagan Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barfot looks to land a body kick but Tyson moved away.
Barfot throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Barfot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyson is out of range.
Barfot throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Barfot throws a low kick but Tyson moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Barfot.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
Barfot throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barfot lands a lovely overhand right.
Barfot lands a nice looking body shot.
Barfot staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barfot, right into the meat.
Barfot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barfot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Barfot avoids them all with ease.
Barfot checks the leg kick.
Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Barfot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barfot. Barfot obviously looking to wear him down.
Barfot scores with a body shot.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Barfot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyson.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barfot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfot misses with a body kick.
Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barfot scores with a kick to the body.
Tyson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barfot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyson somewhat.
Magnus Barfot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sagan Tyson.
Barfot throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Barfot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Barfot avoids them all with ease.
Barfot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Barfot counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tyson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barfot sends Tyson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Barfot is motioning to the referee to let Tyson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tyson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Barfot finish him?
Barfot throws a pinpoint strike between Tyson's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Tyson crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Barfot scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Barfot!
Magnus Barfot is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Magnus Barfot 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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