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UFF 24 Le Banner vs. Thesz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi has chosen Slaap lekker! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Vegata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegata misses with a kick to the body
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vegata misses with a hook.
Gomi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vegata throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gomi tries to counter with a clinch but Vegata shakes him off and moves away.
Vegata misses with a low kick as Gomi jumps back.
Vegata misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Gomi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vegata lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomi's head.
Vegata throws a right and a left that Gomi avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vegata is looking to land body kicks.
Gomi wants to counter with a clinch but Vegata pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegata looks to land a body kick but Gomi moved away.
Vegata fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomi is out of range.
Gomi's coach down at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gomi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gomi avoids a kick to the body.
Gomi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vegata throws a wild body kick that Gomi sees coming a mile off.
Vegata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomi tries a quick counter leg kick but Vegata is wise to it.
Vegata throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gomi is looking for the big counter here.
Vegata gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gomi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegata keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
Vegata wants to sweep but no luck.
Vegata is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gomi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Vegata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomi keeps working.
Gomi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vegata is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Vegata seems content to control.
Gomi wants to control but Vegata is keeping busy.
Gomi wants to improve his position but Vegata is controlling well.
Vegata seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gomi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vegata misses with a hook to the body
and Gomi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gomi.
Vegata putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vegata lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vegata looking to throw knees to the head but Gomi is blocking nicely.
Vegata stops a takedown attempt from Gomi.
Vegata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vegata looking to slow down the pace here.
Vegata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomi's elbow.
Vegata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gomi working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Vegata dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gomi swings for the body but Vegata moves out of range.
Vegata misses with a body kick.
Antonio Vegata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi goes for a double leg but Vegata avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Vegata continues to drive forward.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Vegata sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vegata tries to clinch
and Gomi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vegata!
Vegata dodges the ground and pound from Gomi.
Gomi staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi is trying to ground and pound but Vegata uses the momentary lack of control by Gomi to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomi is stalling here. Vegata is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gomi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vegata has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gomi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gomi is trying to control Vegata's posture but Vegata avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is looking to regain half guard here but Vegata keeps moving and retains side control.
Vegata just content to control the position.
Gomi tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gomi tries to hold on but Vegata pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is looking to get to half guard.
Gomi tries to hold on but Vegata pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vegata wants to take Gomi's back but he can't do it this time.
Gomi is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Vegata avoids the attempt from Gomi to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vegata wants to control but instead Gomi manages to regain half guard.
Gomi has a hand on Vegata's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Vegata takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Vegata is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Gomi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomi is squirming around, avoiding Vegata's attempts to control the action.
Gomi punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Vegata dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vegata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi scores with a kick to the body.
Vegata thows a leg kick but Gomi checks it
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vegata.
Antonio Vegata is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vegata on his heels. He'll look to pass Vegata's guard now, I'm sure.
Gomi throws a big right hand that misses.
Vegata trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegata is trying to keep Gomi in close.
Vegata keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
Gomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomi trying to control but Vegata is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gomi avoids the head kick by Vegata.
Vegata fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gomi tries to clinch up
and Vegata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vegata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomi can do to turn this around?
Gomi slips a jab from Vegata.
Gomi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomi.
It looked like Vegata wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vegata doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomi circles away.
Gomi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vegata lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata lands a head kick!
Vegata takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Gomi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vegata defends it well.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Gomi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vegata is looking to counter punch.
Vegata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vegata defends it well.
Vegata scores with a jab to the jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomi.
Gomi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegata is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Vegata is working to get back to half guard.
Kenny Gomi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomi lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vegata is trying desperately to improve position.
Kenny Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vegata is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Gomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vegata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Vegata!
Antonio Vegata very nearly forgot to thank Real Fighters Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen Los Porongas - Silêncio as his entrance music. Stringer Bell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Souza's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stringer Bell!
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, David Souza!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza with a poor takedown
and Bell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bell.
Souza throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza has momentary wrist control but Bell slips an elbow through the middle.
Souza working for a triangle but Bell defends it easily.
Bell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Bell pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Rio inform us that Souza has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Souza keeping full guard, as Bell tries to pass.
Souza looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bell is defending well. Souza quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bell has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Souza celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Souza!
Our winner, David Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Din Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Cozard Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the ring accompanied by Two Steps from Hell. Cozard Jr has chosen Kid Rock - Born Free as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Din Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Cozard Jr!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Cozard Jr should have avoided that one.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cozard Jr throws out the jab.
Cozard Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cozard Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cozard Jr tries to buck Thomas off but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Cozard Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thomas is working for a guillotine from mount but Cozard Jr frees his head quite easily.
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas raining down shots from the mount!
Thomas landing punches.
Thomas controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozard Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
Thomas looking to isolate an arm here. Cozard Jr doesn't see it coming and as Thomas extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Thomas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Din Thomas!
In his post fight interview, Din Thomas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiburcio Valeriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiburcio Valeriano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiburcio Valeriano!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Valeriano both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Bruno Ferreira has been cut.
Valeriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Valeriano.
Ferreira tries to keep at a distance but Valeriano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valeriano drops Ferreira with a big knee straight up the middle! Ferreira is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Ferreira is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valeriano throws a series of punches but Ferreira moves out of range.
Oh Ferreira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valeriano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferreira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valeriano tries to clinch but Ferreira is having none of it.
Valeriano is looking to clinch.
Ferreira seems to have got his legs back now.
Valeriano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferreira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valeriano has managed to clinch.
Valeriano effectively controlling the action here.
Valeriano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferreira jumps guard but Valeriano turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Valeriano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferreira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valeriano lands with a left to the head.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valeriano just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Valeriano crunches a lovely knee into Ferreira's ribcage.
Valeriano landing knees to the head.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Valeriano lands a nice elbow.
Valeriano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferreira's defenses.
Valeriano trying to land knees to the body.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the temple.
Valeriano lands an elbow inside that Ferreira shrugs off.
Ferreira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valeriano walks away with a smile on his face. Ferreira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferreira is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valeriano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Ferreira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valeriano doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Valeriano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Ferreira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valeriano tries to clinch there but Ferreira circles away.
Valeriano pushes Ferreira up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Valeriano.
Valeriano stalling the fight.
Valeriano with a knee to the head.
Valeriano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valeriano lands a knee to the head.
Valeriano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferreira's defenses.
Valeriano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valeriano lands an elbow just above Ferreira 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valeriano lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferreira won't want to take too many of those.
Valeriano lands a damaging elbow.
Valeriano lands a nice knee to the body.
Valeriano holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ferreira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valeriano.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valeriano.
Valeriano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferreira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valeriano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferreira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valeriano lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valeriano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valeriano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valeriano obliges.
Valeriano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valeriano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferreira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valeriano landing knees to the head.
Valeriano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Valeriano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Valeriano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiburcio Valeriano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Ferreira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferreira shoots in but Valeriano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valeriano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valeriano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Valeriano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valeriano tries to bum rush Ferreira with a series of wild strikes but Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferreira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferreira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferreira throws a wild hook but Valeriano just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Ferreira gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the ropes! The referee jumps in - Valeriano raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiburcio Valeriano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arenas comes to the ring accompanied by Alive-Krewella. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Arenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Logan Harris!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arenas swivels and escapes.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Arenas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arenas.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Arenas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arenas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Arenas shows good takedown defense.
Nicolas Arenas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Harris.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arenas defends well and Harris ends up having to push Arenas into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Arenas sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arenas misses with a body shot.
Arenas throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Arenas tries to land a front kick but Harris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arenas slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas misses with a combination
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arenas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris lands a jab to Arenas's midsection.
Arenas misses with a straight right.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arenas as he avoids it easily.
Harris tries to clinch
and Arenas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas Arenas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arenas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arenas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arenas misses with a wild combination.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arenas as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Arenas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Arenas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Arenas both land. Nice combination.
Harris is rocked!
Arenas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Arenas finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Arenas knocks Harris out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nicolas Arenas!
Nicolas Arenas spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lei's entrance music is Closer. A fine choice. Kevin Raybould has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Lei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raybould misses the body punch
and Lei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raybould tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lei quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Raybould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lei, right into the meat.
Lei blocks a jab.
Lei is looking to counter the offense by Raybould and move into the clinch.
Raybould misses with a lunging right hand
and Lei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Lei is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lei throws the kick towards the body but Raybould avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raybould checks a leg kick.
Lei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lei.
Raybould missing with a left hand there. Lei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Raybould throws a body punch but Lei moves out of range.
Raybould 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould checks a leg kick nicely.
Lei pushes Raybould away with a front kick.
Lei lands a head kick. Raybould smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters circling a little - Lei finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lei misses with a head kick.
Raybould slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raybould swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lei drives through and clinches with Raybould against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kevin Raybould has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lei lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lei working Raybould over with knees to the body.
Raybould looks winded!
Nice elbow from Lei.
Lei lands a knee to the head.
Lei working Raybould over with knees to the body.
Lei displaying some good clinch control by pressing Raybould up against the ropes.
Lei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lei wants to stall.
Lei lands an elbow inside.
Lei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lei crunches a lovely knee into Raybould's ribcage.
Lei pushes off an throws an elbow but Raybould leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Lei avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the ropes.
Lei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raybould's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lei scores a nice knee to the body.
Lei lands an elbow inside that Raybould shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Lei lands an elbow just above Raybould 's eye.
Lei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raybould letting Lei take a breather here.
Raybould misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Lei creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raybould managing to block the knees to the body from Lei.
Lei lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lei throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould tries to stall but Lei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lei misses with a knee to the head.
Lei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lei tries to land a knee to the head but Raybould blocks with his arms.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Lei.
Lei tries to stall but Raybould uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lei lands a knee to the body.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raybould lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lei lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lei crunches a lovely knee into Raybould's ribcage.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Lei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Raybould's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lei misses with a few strikes there.
Lei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raybould checks it well.
Louis Lei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raybould blocks a head kick by Lei.
Lei throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lei connects with an inside leg kick.
Lei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raybould checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lei.
Lei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lei tries to work over Raybould's front leg with a kick but Raybould checks it.
Raybould swings for the body but Lei moves out of range.
Raybould is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lei rather than just go for the knockout.
Lei scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei pushes Raybould up against the ropes in a clinch.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raybould is breathing heavily.
Lei lands a nice knee to the body.
Lei stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lei.
Raybould goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lei lands a nice knee to the body.
Lei just leaning against Raybould, taking a breather.
Raybould tries to stall but Lei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lei scores with a knee to the head.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raybould lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raybould's defenses.
Lei tries a knee to the head but Raybould blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lei as Raybould tries to tie him up.
Lei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lei landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lei has Raybould pressed against the ropes.
Lei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raybould blocks it with crossed arms.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lei here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raybould lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Lei.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei lands a nice knee to the body.
Lei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raybould can do to turn this around?
Raybould takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lei with a knee to the head.
Lei is looking to control Raybould's arms but Raybould gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lei has his back to the ropes.
Lei lands a damaging elbow.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lei.
Lei lands a knee to the body.
Raybould takes an elbow to the temple.
Louis Lei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei blocks an uppercut.
Lei lands a knee to the body.
Raybould takes an elbow to the temple.
Raybould takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei landing knees to the head.
Raybould takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Lei drops Raybould with a big knee straight up the middle! Raybould is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Raybould is rocked!
Lei takes the fight into the clinch.
Raybould trying to stall but Lei improves his position.
Lei scores with a knee to the head.
Lei landing knees to the body.
Lei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lei with a knee to the head.
Lei controlling the action here for a moment.
Lei lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Lei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Raybould's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raybould's sensitive parts.
Lei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raybould throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lei half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raybould throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raybould throws out a counter right but Lei avoids it with no problem.
Louis Lei is winning the standup battle so far.
Lei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raybould takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lei moves into the clinch.
Raybould misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raybould takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Raybould fails to land.
Lei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raybould in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raybould takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raybould in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raybould blocks it with crossed arms.
Lei blocks an uppercut.
Lei blocks a body shot from Raybould.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lei prevents a body shot from Raybould.
Lei working Raybould over with knees to the body.
Lei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Lei misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Lei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Lei controls the action.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lei lands an elbow just above Raybould 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lei blocks a body shot from Raybould.
Lei just leaning against Raybould, taking a breather.
Lei tries to stall but Raybould uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raybould lands a hook that snaps the head of Lei backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lei lands a good knee to the midsection. Raybould won't want to take too many of those.
Raybould tries to work over Lei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lei working Raybould over with knees to the body.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raybould lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lei taking a breather.
Lei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei connects with a knee to the head.
Lei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Lei controls the action.
Raybould looking to stall.
Lei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Lei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Lei leaning against his opponent.
Raybould throws a punch but it's blocked by Lei.
Lei lands an elbow inside.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lei lands a damaging elbow.
Lei lands a knee to the head.
Lei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Lei is stalling here.
Lei landing knees to the head.
Lei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lei working Raybould over with knees to the body.
Raybould has a couple of punches blocked by Lei.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lei misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Lei clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Raybould's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lei defending well as Raybould loads up on a big left hand.
Lei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lei keeps the fight on the outside.
Lei throws a sloppy head kick and Raybould moves out of range easily.
Lei throws a low kick, looking for Raybould's leg but Raybould calmly moves out of range.
Lei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raybould's sensitive parts.
Raybould's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lei closes the distance and clinches.
Raybould lands a shoulder strike.
Lei tries a knee to the head but Raybould blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raybould lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Lei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Lei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lei stalling.
Lei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raybould in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Raybould misses with the head strike.
Lei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raybould has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lei blocks an uppercut.
Lei landing knees to the head.
Lei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raybould is trying to stall.
Lei throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lei as Raybould tries to tie him up.
Lei misses with an elbow strike.
Raybould takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raybould avoids a wild elbow strike from Lei.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raybould avoids it.
Raybould scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raybould throws a punch but it's blocked by Lei.
Raybould tries to stall but Lei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raybould taking a breather.
Lei landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raybould misses with a punch on the inside.
Lei missing with knees to the body.
Raybould has a couple of punches blocked by Lei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Lei controls the action.
Raybould swings wildly with an uppercut but Lei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raybould misses with a body punch.
Raybould dodges an elbow strike from Lei.
Lei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raybould lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lei backwards.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raybould looking to slow down the pace here.
Lei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raybould is trying to maintain a safe position but Lei gets an underhook and turns Raybould into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei looking to throw knees to the head but Raybould is blocking nicely.
Raybould swings wildly with an uppercut but Lei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lei lands a knee to the head.
Lei blocking some punches.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lei obliges.
Raybould is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lei tries to stall but Raybould uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lei.
Lei lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Lei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lei - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Lei had his way with Kevin Raybould in that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Raybould'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!
Raybould takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raybould is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lei.
Lei jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A good leg kick by Lei.
Raybould looks to throw the jab but Lei is out of range.
Lei tried to counter with a leg kick but Raybould avoided it.
Raybould blocks a head kick by Lei.
Lei scores with a leg kick.
Lei lands a head kick. Raybould smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lei trying to stall but Raybould improves his position.
Lei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raybould.
Lei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lei blocking some punches.
Lei effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raybould blocks an elbow strike.
Lei blocks an uppercut.
Lei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raybould's face.
Lei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lei tries a knee to the head but Raybould blocks it.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Lei avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the ropes.
Raybould tries to work over Lei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raybould managing to block the knees to the body from Lei.
Raybould throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lei trying to land knees to the body.
Raybould managing to block the knees to the body from Lei.
Lei tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Raybould fails to land.
Raybould tries a body shot but Lei blocks it.
Lei scores a nice knee to the body.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Lei controls the action.
Raybould lands with a left to the head.
Raybould blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raybould takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lei throws an elbow but it misses.
Lei crunches a lovely knee into Raybould's ribcage.
Raybould has a couple of punches blocked by Lei.
A head punch on the inside from Raybould fails to land.
Lei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raybould blocks it with crossed arms.
Lei lands an elbow inside that Raybould shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Raybould.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei looking to throw knees to the head but Raybould is blocking nicely.
Raybould blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lei lands an elbow just above Raybould 's eye.
Raybould lands an uppercut.
Lei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lei just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raybould's brow.
Lei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raybould has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Lei avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the ropes.
Lei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raybould's face.
Lei lands a knee to the head.
Lei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lei pushes off an throws an elbow but Raybould leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Lei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Raybould throws a head punch that misses.
Raybould tries a body shot but Lei blocks it.
Lei throws an elbow that misses.
Raybould managing to block the knees to the body from Lei.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raybould has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kevin Raybould has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raybould is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lei lands an elbow just above Raybould 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Lei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lei 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:44
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:44
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Lei!
Louis Lei took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milosz Barchandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trapp Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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177 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milosz Barchandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trapp Deathgrip!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Barchandao.
Deathgrip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barchandao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barchandao throws a hook but Deathgrip blocks it.
Deathgrip throws a body shot but no joy.
Deathgrip has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barchandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deathgrip shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barchandao sprawls well. Barchandao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deathgrip gets slowly back to his feet.
Barchandao is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Deathgrip.
Barchandao lands the left hand.
Barchandao misses with a double jab.
Barchandao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deathgrip jabs Barchandao right on the nose. Barchandao blinks but takes it well.
Deathgrip decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deathgrip throwing shots but Barchandao is blocking nicely.
Barchandao is trying to control but Deathgrip manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barchandao is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Barchandao turns into him and now he's in Deathgrip's guard.
Barchandao controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Deathgrip looking for a sweep. Not yet Deathgrip, not yet.
Barchandao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barchandao wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.
Deathgrip being controlled here, momentarily.
Barchandao tries to stand but Deathgrip is controlling from the bottom.
Barchandao stands up and waves to Deathgrip to follow him.
Barchandao misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barchandao.
Deathgrip throws a right hand that Barchandao ducks under and follows up with a left that Barchandao also avoids with ease.
Deathgrip moves away from the strike by Barchandao.
Deathgrip falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Barchandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Deathgrip is rocked!
BAM! Barchandao delivers a spinning backfist that drops Deathgrip like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Milosz Barchandao!
After winning the bout, Milosz Barchandao 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wally West struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!
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27
155 lbs
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157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilbert Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wally West!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
West swings for the body but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez moves into the clinch.
Melendez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West's efforts to push away.
Melendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
West has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
West manages to break the clinch.
Melendez wants to clinch.
Melendez has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez lands with a short shot to the head.
Melendez lands a shot to the body.
Melendez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Melendez lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melendez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West is trying to break the clinch but Melendez has him pressed against the ropes.
West is trying to force a seperation but Melendez has the dominant position.
Melendez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wests head.
Melendez misses with a punch on the inside.
Melendez pushes West against the ropes. Melendez is working some dirty boxing. Melendez pushes off with a quick right hook! West goes down! West tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Melendez moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbert Melendez!
Our winner, Gilbert Melendez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog comes into the arena with Beat It blaring out of the sound system. Ninja comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
149 lbs
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28
145 lbs
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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
34 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Test Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja tries for a takedown but Dog circles away easily
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ninja fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dog throws a nice looking combination but Ninja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ninja goes for a double leg but Dog avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Dog continues to drive forward.
Crazy Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Ninja.
Ninja looks for a takedown but Dog sprawls well.
Ninja is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dog sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body punch from Dog.
Ninja doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dog counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ninja tries to roll over but Dog keeps him under control.
Ninja is refusing to be controlled, as Dog sits in half guard.
Ninja wants to improve his position but Dog is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog is nestled in close to Ninja, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ninja manages to get to full guard.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninja trying to keep a closed guard but Dog is proving a slippery customer.
Dog lands a couple of digs.
Dog chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog won't allow Ninja to sweep him here.
Our spies down at at Turka Elite Gym inform us that Ninja has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ninja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dog's guard.
Ninja tries to free his leg and advance position but Dog is retaining full guard.
Ninja trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Dog throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dog looking to control.
Dog will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ninja has gone for a leg lock! Dog slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ninja's guard.
Ninja is trying to control the position but Dog postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dog preventing the sweep.
Ninja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ninja throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dog keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ninja's head.
Dog postures up.
Ninja keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dog.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ninja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ninja closes the distance and clinches up with Dog, looking for a takedown. Ninja pushes Dog against the ropes but Dog circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ninja tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dog counters with a takedown into side control.
Dog trying to control the position but Ninja is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ninja tries to buck Dog off but Dog is having none of it.
Dog lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ninja down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ninja is defended easily by Dog.
Dog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ninja is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dog.
Ninja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dog swivels and escapes.
Dog drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ninja sprawls and moves away.
Ninja takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ninja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crazy Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Ninja.
Dog looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ninja manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja trying to control the position.
Dog trying to control but Ninja is working from the bottom.
Dog is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dog won't allow Ninja to sweep him here.
Crazy Dog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ninja looking to control.
Dog throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ninja wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ninja lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dog had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ninja defends it easily.
Dog 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.
Ninja looking to sit in guard and control but Dog gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dog preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog trying to control but Ninja is working from the bottom.
Dog preventing the sweep.
Dog tries to free his leg and advance position but Ninja is retaining full guard.
Ninja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dog is aware though and is defending well.
Ninja utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ninja throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dog with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dog with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ninja wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dog is now in half guard.
Ninja is not content to let Dog control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ninja manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dog keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ninja's head.
Dog wants to control from the top but Ninja keeps moving.
Dog has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ninja is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Test Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right-left combo lands from Dog.
Ninja shoots and misses
and Dog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dog moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ninja with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ninja dives in and grabs Dog's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dog pushes down on Ninja's head and hops out.
Ninja takes one to the chin there.
Dog is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dog shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ninja eats them both and turns towards Dog to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crazy Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
Dog throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ninja tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dog is in Ninja's guard.
Ninja keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
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.
Dog is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ninja can do to turn this around?
Ninja working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog works over Ninja with some ground and pound from guard.
Ninja striking off his back but it's not causing Dog any problems.
Ninja 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ninja misses with a takedown attempt
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crazy Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Ninja.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dog as he jumps to the side.
Ninja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dog looking to score a takedown here. Ninja is defending well but Dog drives through and ends up in Ninja's guard.
Ninja looking to control.
Dog thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ninja holds on and takes a little breather.
Ninja keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ninja works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dog pushes down on Ninja's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ninja tries to roll over but Dog keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is not content to let Dog control the position.
Dog seems to be working for a kimura but Ninja defends the submission attempt.
Dog is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ninja is just riding it out for now. Dog eventually gives up the hold.
Dog is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ninja looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jab, jab by Dog - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Dog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dog 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 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Dog!
During a confident post fight interview, Crazy Dog 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (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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29
210 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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33
217 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thesz throws a nice head kick!
Banner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thesz can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thesz, right into the meat.
Thesz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Banner is trying to defend but Thesz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Banner is not content to let Thesz control the position.
Thesz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thesz trying to control from half guard but Banner is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thesz is really struggling to control Banner but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Thesz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thesz content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner wants to control but Thesz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thesz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Banner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Banner trying to control but Thesz postures up.
Banner is looking for a sweep. Thesz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thesz is thwarting Banner's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That kick from Thesz tenderised Banner's leg. Banner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Thesz.
Thesz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Thesz.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
Thesz slips under a jab from Banner.
An inside leg kick lands from Thesz.
Thesz lands with an overhand left.
Banner works over Thesz's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner blocks a leg kick.
Banner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thesz with a body shot.
Thesz throws out a leg kick but Banner moves out of range and Thesz only half commits.
Banner with the counter takedown but Thesz avoids it easily.
Aloysius Martin Thesz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thesz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Banner is out of range and Thesz settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Thesz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banner doesn't seem phased though.
Thesz cracks the inside of Banner's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Thesz.
Banner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thesz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banner scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Thesz misses its intended target.
Thesz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thesz tries to work over Banner's front leg with a kick but Banner checks it.
And Banner tries to counter it with a takedown but Thesz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thesz throws a head kick that half lands.
Banner is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thesz.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Thesz finish him?
Thesz shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Banner takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Thesz sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Banner bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aloysius Martin Thesz!
A very excited looking Aloysius Martin Thesz 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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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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