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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi has chosen Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan as his entrance music. Renan Da Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Musashi back into the cage.
Musashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Musashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Da Silva.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Musashi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Musashi.
Musashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Silva or not.
Musashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Musashi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Musashi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Musashi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Musashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Musashi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Musashi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Musashi - that landed with a thud.
Musashi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Musashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musashi.
Good body shot from Musashi.
A right hand to the body from Musashi.
Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Musashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Musashi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Musashi lands an uppercut.
Da Silva is rocked!
A body shot lands from Musashi.
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
Oh Da Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Musashi throws a big uppercut that drops Da Silva! More strikes from Musashi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Da Silva lies dazed against the cage as Musashi celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Musashi!
A very excited looking Ryu Musashi 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Firbino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Rusev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Firbino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksander Rusev!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firbino gets the takedown into side control.
Firbino controls the position.
Firbino gets to mount! Rusev was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Firbino with a couple of short strikes.
Firbino throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rusev has his hands clasped together but Firbino breaks the hold and Rusev is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Firbino!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Firbino!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Soichi Nishida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Shirokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Soichi Nishida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Shirokov!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirokov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Nishida as Shirokov shoots in.
Shirokov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nishida is trying to control Shirokov's posture but Shirokov avoids it.
Shirokov staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Nishida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shirokov decides to stand back up. Shirokov steps back and let's Nishida get back to his feet.
Shirokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shirokov darts in looking for a takedown but Nishida gets double underhooks and turns Shirokov into the cage.
Shirokov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nishida walks away with a smile on his face. Shirokov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soichi Nishida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Shirokov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirokov tries to clinch there but Nishida circles away.
Nishida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shirokov misses with a takedown attempt - Nishida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shirokov shoots in but Nishida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nishida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shirokov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nishida misses with a straight right.
Shirokov tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Nishida there.
Shirokov has closed the distance and engaged Nishida in a clinch.
Nishida manages to break the clinch.
Shirokov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nishida did well to prevent Shirokov getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishida keeping hold of Shirokov's head, controlling as best he can.
Nishida is trying to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shirokov is taking a breather. Nishida says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nishida keeping control of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nishida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shirokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nishida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirokov throws a leg kick but Nishida moved away.
Nishida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shirokov fails to land the takedown.
Shirokov fails with the takedown.
Nishida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shirokov.
Nishida is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Shirokov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nishida is trying to keep Shirokov in close.
Shirokov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Shirokov shoots in for a takedown but Nishida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirokov takes a swing at Nishida's ribcage but misses.
Nishida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shirokov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soichi Nishida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishida clinches up with Shirokov and pushes him back against the cage.
Shirokov tries to work over Nishida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shirokov can't get the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirokov jumps guard but Nishida stands there with Shirokov around his waist. Shirokov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nishida working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirokov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shirokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishida circles away.
Nishida scores with the left hand. Shirokov knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Shirokov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nishida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shirokov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nishida wants to stand and escape but Shirokov is having none of it.
Shirokov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nishida 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nishida is trying to keep Shirokov in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Shirokov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nishida looks to score with a jab to the body but Shirokov is just out of range.
Shirokov moves into range and clinches up with Nishida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nishida obliges.
Shirokov keeps control of Nishida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nishida is trying to push Shirokov away but Shirokov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shirokov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nishida lands a really nice looking cross but Shirokov seems unphased.
Shirokov shoots in for a double leg but Nishida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shirokov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nishida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shirokov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shirokov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nishida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shirokov gets to his feet - Nishida follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirokov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nishida swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirokov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nishida keeps the fight on the outside.
Nishida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shirokov drops his hands momentarily and Nishida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nishida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soichi Nishida is winning the standup battle so far.
Nishida looks to land a left hand but Shirokov moved out of range nicely.
Nishida works the jab nicely.
Nishida misses with a takedown
and Shirokov moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishida stops a takedown attempt from Shirokov.
Soichi Nishida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Shirokov.
Shirokov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nishida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shirokov tries to clinch up.
Nishida lands with a right hand.
Nishida moves into the clinch.
Shirokov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shirokov manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Nishida as Shirokov shoots in.
Nishida wants to clinch.
Nishida blocks a head kick by Shirokov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishida lands with a good body shot.
Shirokov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nishida scores with a sloppy right hand. Shirokov should have avoided that one.
Vladimir Shirokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nishida scores with a jab to the head.
Nishida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Nishida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nishida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shirokov.
Nishida with a nice cross.
Shirokov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nishida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nishida taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shirokov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nishida is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Shirokov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shirokov dives in and scores a takedown into Nishida's guard.
Shirokov 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nishida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shirokov tries to free his leg and advance position but Nishida is retaining full guard.
Shirokov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nishida lands with an uppercut that bounces Shirokov off the cage and back into range.
Shirokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishida circles away.
Shirokov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nishida as he jumps to the side.
Shirokov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nishida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nishida tries to clinch up.
Shirokov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nishida circles away quickly and effectively.
Nishida throws a right hand that Shirokov ducks under and follows up with a left that Shirokov also avoids with ease.
Nishida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nishida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shirokov as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirokov tries to clinch but Nishida moves out of range.
Nishida wants to clinch up but Shirokov keeps it at a distance.
Nishida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nishida lands a jab.
Nishida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nishida swats away the attempt to clinch by Shirokov.
Nishida jabs Shirokov right on the nose. Shirokov blinks but takes it well.
Nishida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shirokov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shirokov tries to move into range but Nishida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shirokov drives through with a takedown into Nishida's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shirokov is one step ahead there.
Shirokov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shirokov wants to pass the guard but Nishida is keeping the position.
Nishida is working an open guard so Shirokov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shirokov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nishida but Nishida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nishida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nishida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shirokov.
Soichi Nishida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Shirokov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Nishida tenderised Shirokov's leg. Shirokov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shirokov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nishida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nishida forces Shirokov back against the cage and clinches.
Nishida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nishida darts in and clinches Shirokov up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nishida breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soichi Nishida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vladimir Shirokov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shirokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Shirokov.
I've got Shirokov 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Shirokov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tumbu Bukasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Campio (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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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tumbu Bukasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Campio!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bukasa finds it's way through Campio's defenses.
Campio wants to clinch up but Bukasa keeps it at a distance.
Campio wants to clinch.
Campio moves in looking to clinch but Bukasa pushes him off.
Campio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big head kick from Bukasa and Campio is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Campio is rocked!
It looks like Joshua Campio has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campio is working an open guard so Bukasa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Campio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bukasa counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Campio is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tumbu Bukasa!
During a confident post fight interview, Tumbu Bukasa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aha Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijiro Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijiro Maeda will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aha Dark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keijiro Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dark clinches up with Maeda and pushes him back against the cage.
Maeda tries to pull guard but Dark won't allow it.
Maeda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dark avoids the head kick by Maeda.
Dark has Maeda up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maeda's brow.
Dark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dark.
It looks like Keijiro Maeda has been cut.
Maeda dodges an elbow strike from Dark.
Maeda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dark pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dark takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda can't get the takedown.
Aha Dark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijiro Maeda.
Maeda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maeda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dark circles away.
Dark has closed the distance and engaged Maeda in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maeda's brow.
Maeda dodges an elbow strike from Dark.
Maeda is trying to drag Dark to the mat but Dark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dark misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maeda looking for a takedown.
Maeda breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Maeda with that takedown attempt.
Dark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maeda, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dark throws an elbow but it misses.
Maeda blocks the elbow strike.
Maeda jumps guard but Dark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maeda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dark.
Maeda blocks an elbow strike from Dark.
Dark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maeda breaks the clinch.
Dark gets tackled into the cage by Maeda. Maeda maintains the clinch.
Maeda breaks the clinch.
Maeda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maeda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dark circles away.
Dark closes the distance and pushes Maeda back into the cage.
Maeda blocks an elbow strike.
Dark misses with an elbow over the top.
Dark gets underhooks to prevent Maeda's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dark lands an elbow that stopped Maeda in his tracks for a moment.
Dark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maeda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dark is keeping busy.
Maeda jumps guard but Dark stands there with Maeda around his waist. Maeda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maeda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dark moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aha Dark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keijiro Maeda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maeda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maeda wants to take the fight to the mat but Dark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maeda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dark prevents it.
Dark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maeda has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dark after a bit of a struggle.
Aha Dark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijiro Maeda.
Dark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dark misses with an elbow over the top.
Maeda tries to stall but Dark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dark throws an elbow but misses.
Dark stops a takedown attempt from Maeda.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dark here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dark to keep the fight standing.
Maeda blocks an elbow strike from Dark.
Maeda avoids the elbow strike from Dark, against the cage.
Maeda jumps guard but Dark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dark pushes off an throws an elbow but Maeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maeda is trying to maintain a safe position but Dark gets an underhook and turns Maeda into the cage.
Maeda dodges an elbow strike from Dark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda avoids a wild elbow strike from Dark.
Dark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dark misses with an elbow strike.
Dark pushes off an throws an elbow but Maeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maeda blocks the elbow strike.
Maeda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dark.
Dark managing to block the knees to the body from Maeda.
Maeda fails to pull guard.
Maeda is looking for a takedown.
Maeda dodges an elbow strike from Dark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda avoids a wild elbow strike from Dark.
Dark gets underhooks to prevent Maeda's takedown attempt.
Dark throws an elbow that misses.
Maeda tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maeda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maeda stalls.
Dark pushes off an throws an elbow but Maeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dark as Maeda tries to tie him up.
Maeda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maeda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dark lands a nice elbow.
Maeda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dark walks away with a smile on his face. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dark sprawls well. Dark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Dark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maeda, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark pushes off an throws an elbow but Maeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dark pushes off an throws an elbow but Maeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keijiro Maeda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Keijiro Maeda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dark clinches up with Maeda and pushes him back against the cage.
Aha Dark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dark lands a damaging elbow.
Maeda is trying to drag Dark to the mat but Dark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maeda tries a body shot but Dark blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maeda's brow.
Dark misses with an elbow strike.
Maeda tries to throw a body punch but Dark avoids it by throwing Maeda back against the cage.
Maeda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maeda looking for a takedown.
Aha Dark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijiro Maeda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda tries to score a body lock takedown but Dark shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maeda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dark prevents it.
Dark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maeda tries to land knees in the clinch but Dark avoids the damage to the body.
Maeda avoids the elbow strike from Dark, against the cage.
Maeda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maeda is working for takedown but Dark is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dark throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dark rushes Maeda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maeda tries to pull guard but Dark holds him up against the cage and eventually Maeda drops back down to his feet.
Maeda tries to pull guard but Dark holds him up against the cage and eventually Maeda drops back down to his feet.
Maeda tries to pull guard but Dark won't allow it.
Dark throws an elbow but it misses.
Maeda dodges an elbow strike from Dark.
Maeda avoids a wild elbow strike from Dark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to control the position but instead, Dark has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maeda into the cage.
Dark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maeda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dark pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maeda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dark is keeping busy.
Dark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dark lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is looking for a takedown.
Maeda takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Keijiro Maeda's cut even more.
Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maeda blocks the elbow strike.
Maeda blocks the elbow strike.
Maeda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maeda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dark throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aha Dark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aha Dark!
After winning the bout, Aha Dark 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 Conor Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Aruri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamal Aruri's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Conor Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamal Aruri!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris rushes Aruri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris successfully pulls guard.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aruri is one step ahead there.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aruri passes into side control.
Harris wants to control but Aruri postures up.
Aruri is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Aruri is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Aruri postures up.
Harris is pushing Aruri's head away, looking to escape. Aruri manages to hold on to the position though.
Harris bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Aruri shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Conor Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aruri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Aruri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aruri throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aruri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris tries to clinch but Aruri is having none of it.
Aruri walks into a straight right hand from Harris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aruri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Conor Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Aruri.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Aruri is trying to pull guard but Harris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aruri is defending well.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Aruri pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Aruri pushes him off.
Aruri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aruri fails to land the takedown.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Aruri has Harris pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Aruri pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harris tumbling to the mat - Aruri dives into Harris's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Aruri.
Harris is looking to clinch.
That kick from Harris tenderised Aruri's leg. Aruri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris tries to clinch up but Aruri circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris tries to clinch there but Aruri circles away.
Aruri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aruri's sensitive parts.
Aruri looks winded!
Harris wants to clinch.
Aruri throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris pulls guard.
Harris trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Aruri from controlling successfully.
Aruri postures up.
Harris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aruri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris keeping moving, preventing Aruri from controlling successfully.
Conor Harris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick from Harris lands but Aruri takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aruri misses the shot to the body.
Harris tries to clinch up but Aruri circles away and keeps his distance.
Jamal Aruri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harris tries to clinch but Aruri moves out of range.
Aruri tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aruri throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aruri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aruri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aruri is rocked!
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Aruri in a clinch.
Aruri is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris tries for a takedown but Aruri manages to get underhooks.
Aruri is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aruri down to the mat. Aruri avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris tries to clinch up but Aruri circles away and keeps his distance.
Aruri seems to have recovered his senses.
Aruri throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Conor Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to clinch but Aruri is avoiding it.
Aruri tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Aruri.
Aruri throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris leaves Aruri with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Conor Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Aruri.
Aruri is breathing heavily.
Harris slaps away a takedown attempt from Aruri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Aruri circles away.
Harris darts in and clinches Aruri up against the cage.
Aruri is working for takedown but Harris is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aruri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Aruri off the cage and back into range.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Aruri circles away.
Harris tries to clinch but Aruri moves out of range.
Aruri tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris looking for a takedown.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Aruri gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Aruri misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aruri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Aruri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aruri shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Aruri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aruri tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Aruri ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris drives through and clinches with Aruri against the cage.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Aruri.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Aruri shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Aruri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris drops Aruri with a nice combination! Harris dives into Aruri's guard, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris gets to his feet. Aruri looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aruri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aruri fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up but Aruri circles away and keeps his distance.
Aruri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aruri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a huge head kick that drops Aruri! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Harris!
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