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UFF 2 Back at it Again PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ismael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Mettler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mateus Mettler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rick Ismael 's chin.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Ismael !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Mettler!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismael dives in and scores a takedown into Mettler's guard.
Ismael might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mettler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ismael is controlling him.
Mettler has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ismael is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mettler.
Ismael controlling from side mount.
Ismael working the head with strikes.
Ismael controlling the position.
Ismael seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mettler for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismael works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ismael wants to stand but Mettler is controlling his arm.
Mettler is letting Ismael control him for a moment.
Ismael in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismael wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mettler, who protects the arm well.
Ismael decides to stand back up.
Horrible takedown by Mettler or perhaps it was just good defense by Ismael which made him look bad.
Mettler tries to clinch
and Ismael moves into the clinch.
Ismael is trying to break the clinch but Mettler is controlling him.
Ismael is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Mettler to keep the fight standing.
Mettler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ismael keeps the fight on the outside.
Ismael throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mettler was covering up waiting for the punch and Ismael finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismael controlling from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismael drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mettler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ismael has Mettler in his guard.
We've been informed that Mettler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ismael is adopting a defensive guard.
Mettler stopping the sweep attempt from Ismael .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismael wants to stand and escape but Mettler is having none of it.
Ismael lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ismael is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ismael drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mettler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ismael has Mettler in his guard.
Ismael is pulling down on Mettler's head. It's preventing any offense from Mettler, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ismael dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ismael wants to clinch up but Mettler keeps it at a distance.
Mettler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ismael swivels and escapes.
Mettler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mettler tries to clinch but Ismael moves away
and Ismael counters with a takedown into side control.
Ismael tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ismael remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rick Ismael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rick Ismael wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ismael keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mettler gets caught napping as Ismael dives in and scores a takedown. Mettler manages to retain guard.
Ismael controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rick Ismael wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ismael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mettler manages to avoid it.
Ismael is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mettler's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ismael trying to mount his opponent but Mettler defends it.
Ismael wants to stand up but Mettler has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismael controlling the action here.
Ismael has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ismael looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ismael tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rick Ismael just wasn't active enough.
Ismael misses with a few strikes there.
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ismael closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mettler's guard.
Mettler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ismael is controlling him.
Ismael sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ismael tries to free his leg and advance position but Mettler is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ismael dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Mettler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ismael circles away.
Mettler misses with a takedown attempt
and Ismael counters by clinching up.
Ismael is trying to pull guard but Mettler has him pressed against the ropes.
Mettler wants a takedown but no success here.
Rick Ismael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Mettler.
Ismael wants the takedown. Mettler is fighting it off but Ismael persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mettler's guard against the ropes.
Ismael tries to stand but Mettler is controlling from the bottom.
Ismael slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ismael lands a couple of digs.
Ismael sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mettler's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismael seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ismael perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ismael uses his free foot to push down on Mettler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mettler.
Ismael looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mettler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ismael connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ismael controlling from the full mount.
Mettler wants to control but Ismael is having none of it.
Ismael takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismael '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.
Ismael scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mettler?
Ismael is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mettler can do to turn this around?
Ismael controlling the position easily from mount.
Ismael is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismael jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mettler is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mettler and Ismael has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ismael working away.
Ismael controls the position.
Ismael grinds an elbow into Mettler's temple.
Ismael wants to stand but Mettler is controlling his arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ismael decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mettler to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ismael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ismael has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ismael !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Lavezzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tucker has chosen Kangaroo - Folk lore as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Lavezzi!
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, Morgan Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavezzi lands a slapping body shot.
Lavezzi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tucker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lavezzi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Tucker fails to land the takedown.
Lavezzi slaps away a takedown attempt from Tucker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andre Lavezzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Tucker.
Lavezzi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lavezzi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lavezzi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavezzi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lavezzi dips to his left and cracks Tucker with an uppercut!
Tucker misses with a looping right.
Lavezzi tries to bum rush Tucker with a series of wild strikes but Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Lavezzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavezzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lavezzi manages to pull guard.
Tucker looking to pass the guard.
Tucker is looking to advance position but Lavezzi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tucker working to try and regain half guard.
Lavezzi controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is looking to improve his position but Lavezzi isn't that keen on the idea.
Lavezzi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tucker is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andre Lavezzi.
Lavezzi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavezzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker circles away quickly and effectively.
Lavezzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lavezzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tucker.
Lavezzi throws a right hand that Tucker ducks under and follows up with a left that Tucker also avoids with ease.
Tucker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lavezzi drives through and clinches with Tucker against the ropes.
Lavezzi stops a takedown attempt from Tucker.
Lavezzi gets underhooks to prevent Tucker's takedown attempt.
Tucker is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tucker wants to take the fight to the mat but Lavezzi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tucker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lavezzi is defending well.
Tucker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lavezzi pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tucker is defended easily by Lavezzi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Lavezzi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tucker shoots for a double leg takedown but Lavezzi sprawls well. He's pushed Tucker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tucker shoots in for a takedown but Lavezzi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tucker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lavezzi throws a series of strikes that have Tucker backpedaling.
Lavezzi lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lavezzi tries to avoid it but Tucker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lavezzi to the ground. Lavezzi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andre Lavezzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Tucker.
Lavezzi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lavezzi drops Tucker with a nice combination! Lavezzi dives into Tucker's guard, looking to finish!
Tucker is rocked!
Tucker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lavezzi is looking to stand up but Tucker won't let him.
Tucker is still in real trouble! Can Lavezzi finish him?
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Lavezzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tucker seems to have recovered his senses.
Lavezzi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andre Lavezzi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lavezzi drops Tucker with a nice combination! Lavezzi dives into Tucker's guard, looking to finish!
Tucker is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavezzi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Andre Lavezzi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tucker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lavezzi defends well and Tucker ends up having to push Lavezzi into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lavezzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Tucker got wobbled bad by a big combination! Lavezzi presses forward with punches and knees until Tucker stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Tucker closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Lavezzi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andre Lavezzi made sure he mentioned THRIFTY THREADS , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Morgan Tucker spoke after the fight, saying 'This wasnt the start that i wanted, but the only way is up now..'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Basil Helmers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helmers comes to the ring accompanied by Sorrow - Last cry. Basil Helmers had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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, Basil Helmers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmers looks to throw the jab but Thiago is out of range.
Thiago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Helmers back to the ropes. Thiago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Basil Helmers has been cut.
Thiago digs a good body shot into Helmers's ribs.
Helmers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Helmers.
No joy there for Thiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helmers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thiago swivels and escapes.
Thiago dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Helmers. That did some damage!
Helmers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Helmers.
Helmers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thiago throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Thiago misses.
Helmers misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Thiago misses.
Thiago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thiago moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thiago.
Helmers is rocked!
A jab from Thiago does it's job there.
Oh Helmers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Helmers misses.
Thiago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Helmers.
Thiago sends Helmers crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thiago is motioning to the referee to let Helmers up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago scores with a hook to the body. Helmers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thiago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thiago closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Helmers! Thiago dives in looking to finish! Helmers is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Thiago!
Basil Helmers spoke after the fight, saying 'I did not have right gameplan for the fight. Now home to look the fight and try to figure out what went wrong..'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sobrenatural De Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathieu Dominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sobrenatural De Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mathieu Dominick!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Almeida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dominick lands a body shot.
Dominick throws a shot from downtown. De Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Mathieu Dominick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Almeida scores with a jab.
Dominick thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Almeida doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominick circles away.
De Almeida thows a body shot but no joy.
Dominick connects with a jab.
De Almeida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dominick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Almeida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Almeida slips under a jab from Dominick.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Almeida.
Dominick lands a head shot.
De Almeida defending well as Dominick loads up on a big left hand.
Dominick swings for the body but De Almeida moves out of range.
Dominick throws a lazy right hand but De Almeida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dominick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dominick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Almeida has time to react.
Dominick lands a jab to the nose.
De Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominick tests De Almeida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dominick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Almeida is rocked!
Dominick misses the jab.
Dominick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dominick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dominick is rocked!
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!
Dominick misses with an uppercut
and De Almeida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dominick thinking.
Dominick is still on wobbly legs! Can De Almeida finish him?
Dominick looks winded!
De Almeida measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Dominick! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sobrenatural De Almeida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mana Ching (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mana Ching has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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231 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mana Ching!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ching throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ching is in Gracie's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie pulls Ching in close to his closed guard and prevents Ching from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ching stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Ching might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ching knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mana Ching.
Ching throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Ching finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ching wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie pushing down on Ching's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ching defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Ching is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renan Gracie!
A very excited looking Renan Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Viale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piechocki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunder . Ariel Piechocki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauro Viale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Piechocki!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viale misses with a series of wild punches.
Viale lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ariel Piechocki has been cut.
Viale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Viale wants it to stay on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Viale. Those never looked like landing.
Viale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Piechocki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Piechocki is rocked!
Viale darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Piechocki's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Viale before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mauro Viale!
As Mauro Viale got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: the fight was very easy, I found a tired fighter. I tell you man, my grandmother would fight better than this guy.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Katsunori Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahashi comes to the ring accompanied by Kinnikuman - Go Fight!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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19
152 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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23
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Katsunori Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Carvalho.
Takahashi takes one on the button.
Carvalho works Takahashi's body with a nice hook.
Carvalho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carvalho duly obliges.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Carvalho throws a series of strikes that have Takahashi backpedaling.
Carvalho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takahashi's hands.
Takahashi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Carvalho.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carvalho, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carvalho cracks Takahashi with an open hand slap.
Carvalho looks to land a combination but Takahashi avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Carvalho lands.
Takahashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Carvalho.
Takahashi slips under a jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Carvalho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a lovely overhand right.
Takahashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Carvalho moves away
and Takahashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takahashi wants to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
Carvalho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Takahashi dodges the punch combination from Carvalho.
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carvalho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carvalho lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Carvalho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takahashi tries to clinch up.
Carvalho tests Takahashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carvalho throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carvalho!
Takahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carvalho.
A cross from Carvalho lands.
Carvalho thuds his right hand into Takahashi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho scores with a jab.
Carvalho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Takahashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Takahashi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carvalho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takahashi misses with a hook
and Carvalho counters with a nice uppercut.
Carvalho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Takahashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Carvalho finds it's way through Takahashi's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodolfo Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Carvalho throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carvalho lands a jab.
Carvalho scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi needs to keep his hands up - Carvalho had a free shot at his head there.
Rodolfo Carvalho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carvalho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carvalho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Takahashi eats them both and turns towards Carvalho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carvalho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carvalho lands with a nice body punch.
Takahashi slips a jab from Carvalho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takahashi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carvalho misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Takahashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Takahashi also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Carvalho. That snapped Takahashi's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Takahashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carvalho looks to land a combination. Takahashi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carvalho tests Takahashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takahashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carvalho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Takahashi walks into a stiff left hand from Carvalho.
Carvalho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho works the jab nicely.
Takahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takahashi's hands.
Carvalho throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
Takahashi tries to clinch up
and Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Takahashi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Takahashi ducks right into an uppercut from Carvalho.
Takahashi wants to clinch but Carvalho slips to the side
and Carvalho counters with a left and a right that stings Takahashi.
Carvalho works Takahashi's body with a nice hook.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Carvalho throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takahashi.
Carvalho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takahashi's head.
Takahashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carvalho misses with a combination
and Takahashi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Takahashi controlling the pace.
Carvalho is trying to stand back up but Takahashi is controlling him
Katsunori Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carvalho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takahashi controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodolfo Carvalho.
I've got Carvalho 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Carvalho!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mata Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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26
134 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mata Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
Aldo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo throws a couple of heel strikes.
Aldo trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Hughes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aldo is looking to reverse the position.
Hughes is working to tighten his grip on Aldo's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Aldo has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hughes is really squeezing tight and eventually Aldo passes out! Hughes breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mata Hughes!
Mata Hughes is the new bantamweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mano Thao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack White I I I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thao comes to the ring accompanied by Sabotage by Beastie Boys. White I I I is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ball and a Biscuit. 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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34
212 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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27
195 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mano Thao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack White I I I!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thao wants to clinch.
Thao misses with a series of wild punches.
Jack White I I I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thao lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Jack White I I I has been cut.
White I I I connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thao jabs White I I I to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thao has managed to clinch.
White I I I prevents a body shot from Thao.
Thao missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from White I I I.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White I I I lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thao.
Thao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thao missing with knees to the body.
Thao misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
White I I I lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White I I I breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thao takes a jab right on the kisser.
White I I I throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White I I I misses with a body shot.
Thao connects with a solid leg kick.
Thao tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. White I I I manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White I I I lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White I I I scores with a punch to the head.
White I I I lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thao moves in looking to clinch but White I I I pushes him off.
White I I I avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Thao.
Thao drops his hands momentarily and White I I I takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White I I I blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thao tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. White I I I manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White I I I connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thao momentarily.
Thao wants to clinch up but White I I I keeps it at a distance.
White I I I lands with a straight right. Thao didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thao works the jab nicely.
Thao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thao throws a quick inside leg kick.
White I I I ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thao tries to clinch but White I I I moves out of range.
White I I I fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White I I I thuds a left hand into Thao's body.
White I I I throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White I I I throws a series of strikes that have Thao backpedaling.
White I I I goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thao throws a body kick that misses.
White I I I tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White I I I misses with the head strike.
Thao lands a good knee to the midsection. White I I I won't want to take too many of those.
Thao misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White I I I lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thao lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, White I I I creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White I I I swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thao gets through White I I I's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thao motions for White I I I to come forward. Thao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thao.
White I I I lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White I I I lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thao swings for the body but White I I I moves out of range.
White I I I misses with a straight left.
White I I I fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White I I I cracks Thao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Thao takes one on the button.
White I I I tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thao was well out of range. Poor timing from White I I I.
Thao tries to clinch but White I I I moves out of range.
Donk. White I I I catches Thao right on the button with a cross.
Thao is looking to clinch.
White I I I throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White I I I looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thao 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.
Thao lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thao tries to clinch
and White I I I counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
White I I I trying to control but Thao is working from the bottom.
White I I I looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack White I I I will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack White I I I's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for White I I I.
Thao darts in and clinches White I I I up against the ropes.
Thao manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thao misses with a head kick.
White I I I waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thao.
White I I I scores with a jab. Thao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White I I I throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mano Thao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thao wants to clinch up but White I I I keeps it at a distance.
White I I I is looking to chop away at Thao's legs.
Thao wants to slow White I I I down by chopping away at his legs.
Thao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White I I I ducks under a wild hook from Thao.
White I I I dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thao 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.
Thao scores with a jab.
White I I I walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White I I I fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thao manages to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for White I I I. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White I I I bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thao has taken the fight to the clinch.
White I I I wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thao has him pressed against the ropes.
White I I I is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thao is keeping busy.
White I I I is trying to break the clinch but Thao is controlling him.
Thao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White I I I lands with a left to the head.
Thao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Thao.
White I I I controlling the action here for a moment.
Thao missing with knees to the body.
White I I I scores with a shot to the side of Thao's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thao lands a nice shot to the body.
Thao scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thao tries to land knees in the clinch but White I I I avoids the damage to the body.
White I I I lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thao backwards.
White I I I pushes Thao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mano Thao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White I I I keeps control of Thao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White I I I throws a head punch that misses.
White I I I misses with a short punch on the inside.
White I I I gets through Thao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White I I I is trying to maintain a safe position but Thao gets an underhook and turns White I I I into the ropes.
Thao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hook to the body lands for White I I I.
Thao breaks from the clinch.
White I I I throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White I I I misses with a body kick.
Thao is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White I I I scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thao lands with a hook. White I I I tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thao blocks the body kick.
White I I I misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thao scores with a nice head shot.
Thao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White I I I moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thao moves away from the strike by White I I I.
Thao is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White I I I.
White I I I shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thao's guard.
Thao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White I I I on the ground.
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!
Thao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White I I I is controlling him.
Thao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
White I I I pushing down on Thao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White I I I thows a huge punch but Thao dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White I I I showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack White I I I'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.
Thao throws a shot from downtown. White I I I moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by White I I I.
Thao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thao takes one to the chin there.
Thao is looking to clinch.
White I I I with a nice cross.
White I I I scores with a hook.
Thao tries to clinch up.
White I I I looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White I I I lands with a nice body kick.
That kick from White I I I tenderised Thao's leg. Thao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thao scores with a decent looking hook.
White I I I tried to score with a low kick but Thao checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Thao does no damage.
White I I I dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White I I I takes a swing at Thao's ribcage but misses.
White I I I stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White I I I gets the takedown into side control.
White I I I in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thao throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
White I I I shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thao sprawls well. Thao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White I I I gets slowly back to his feet.
White I I I misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White I I I misses with a looping right.
Thao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White I I I connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thao scrambles back to his feet.
White I I I with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mano Thao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White I I I feints and then cracks Thao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thao down.
Thao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thao moves in looking to clinch but White I I I pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thao lands a jab to White I I I's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White I I I is looking to slow Thao down with leg kicks.
White I I I catches Thao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thao digs a good hook to White I I I's body.
Thao moves into the clinch.
White I I I digs a right hand into Thao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thao's gas tank.
Thao tries to land knees in the clinch but White I I I avoids the damage to the body.
Thao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thao tries to close the distance and clinch up but White I I I swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White I I I digs a good body shot into Thao's ribs.
Thao lands an overhand right.
A jab from White I I I misses.
Thao misses the jab.
White I I I thows a body shot but no joy.
Thao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thao misses with a looping left.
Thao throws an overhand right that lands on White I I I's shoulder, as White I I I tries to avoid the shot.
Thao throws a jab but it's blocked by White I I I.
White I I I misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thao.
A nice leg kick lands there from White I I I.
White I I I throws a big shot that misses.
Thao moves out of range of the body kick from White I I I.
Thao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but White I I I paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thao tries to clinch up but White I I I circles away and keeps his distance.
White I I I shoots in for a takedown but Thao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White I I I looks to land a right hand but Thao moved out of range.
White I I I ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White I I I makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White I I I swats away the attempt to clinch by Thao.
A nice inside leg kick there by White I I I. That's going to slow Thao down.
White I I I lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thao will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from White I I I.
White I I I throws a body kick that misses.
Thao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thao looks to throw the jab but White I I I is out of range.
White I I I connects with a jab.
Thao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White I I I lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thao works over White I I I's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White I I I lands a right hook to the body.
White I I I blocks a head kick by Thao.
Nice defenses there by Thao.
White I I I throws a low kick but Thao moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White I I I really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack White I I I's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from White I I I. Thao shrugs it off though.
Thao tries to close the distance and clinch but White I I I swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thao lands with a good body shot.
Thao is looking to clinch.
Thao throws a chopping leg kick but White I I I manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White I I I misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thao.
Thao closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from White I I I.
A body shot lands from White I I I.
White I I I throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thaos head.
A right hook to the body lands for Thao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White I I I is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thao tries to land knees in the clinch but White I I I avoids the damage to the body.
Thao is trying to maintain a safe position but White I I I gets an underhook and turns Thao into the ropes.
Thao misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from White I I I.
Thao is trying to force a seperation but White I I I has the dominant position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
White I I I cracks Thao with a nice body shot.
White I I I lands a body punch in the clinch.
White I I I lands a right hand.
White I I I is leaning against Thao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White I I I lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White I I I manages to break the clinch.
Thao moves in looking to clinch but White I I I pushes him off.
White I I I lands with a slapping head kick.
Thao is rocked!
White I I I scores with a leg kick.
Oh Thao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack White I I I seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White I I I feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thao's calf.
Danga de danga de dang - White I I I scores with a four punch combination!
Thao needs to keep his hands up - White I I I had a free shot at his head there.
Thao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White I I I feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thao's calf.
Thao moves forwards but White I I I connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White I I I circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White I I I lands a nice hook to Thao's body. Thao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White I I I lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Thao goes down and covers up as White I I I starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack White I I I!
Jack White I I I seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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