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PKT 1 - Almeida vs Alves PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Paqcuiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. This should be a great matchup!
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300 lbs
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130 lbs
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Santos!
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, Manny Paqcuiao!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao slips a jab from Santos.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Paqcuiao misses with a few strikes there.
Antonio Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paqcuiao throws a low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Paqcuiao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paqcuiao takes the fight into the clinch.
Paqcuiao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paqcuiao looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqcuiao can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paqcuiao breaks from the clinch.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao blocks a head kick by Santos.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paqcuiao moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Paqcuiao wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paqcuiao is looking to clinch.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Paqcuiao closes the distance and clinches.
Paqcuiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
Paqcuiao drives through and clinches with Santos against the ropes.
Paqcuiao looking to stall.
Paqcuiao manages to break the clinch.
Paqcuiao throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch up.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Paqcuiao is looking to clinch.
Paqcuiao is looking to score with low kicks.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paqcuiao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paqcuiao clinches.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paqcuiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Paqcuiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paqcuiao throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Paqcuiao throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Paqcuiao is looking to clinch.
Santos blocks a head kick by Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao has Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Paqcuiao tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paqcuiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paqcuiao throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Paqcuiao moves into the clinch.
Paqcuiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paqcuiao tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it.
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!
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paqcuiao.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Paqcuiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Paqcuiao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Paqcuiao gets a clinch.
Paqcuiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Paqcuiao.
Antonio Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paqcuiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Paqcuiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paqcuiao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paqcuiao manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paqcuiao moves into the clinch.
Paqcuiao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Paqcuiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Paqcuiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paqcuiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paqcuiao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paqcuiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paqcuiao moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Santos blocks a body shot from Paqcuiao.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Paqcuiao has him pressed against the ropes.
Paqcuiao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Paqcuiao is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paqcuiao seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Paqcuiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paqcuiao pushes Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Paqcuiao prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Paqcuiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paqcuiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paqcuiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paqcuiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Paqcuiao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Paqcuiao rushes Santos and presses him up against the ropes.
Paqcuiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paqcuiao throws a chopping leg kick but Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paqcuiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paqcuiao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paqcuiao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Paqcuiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paqcuiao moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Paqcuiao misses the shot to the body.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paqcuiao tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Paqcuiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paqcuiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos blocks a head kick by Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paqcuiao misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao avoids the head kick by Santos.
Paqcuiao clinches up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paqcuiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paqcuiao moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paqcuiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paqcuiao throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Paqcuiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Santos avoids the head kick by Paqcuiao.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Paqcuiao is just out of range.
Paqcuiao moves into the clinch.
Paqcuiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paqcuiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paqcuiao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paqcuiao clinches with his opponent.
Paqcuiao tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paqcuiao has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paqcuiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manny Paqcuiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paqcuiao tries to land a front kick but Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paqcuiao closes the distance and clinches.
Paqcuiao breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqcuiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paqcuiao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paqcuiao moves into the clinch.
Paqcuiao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paqcuiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paqcuiao swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Paqcuiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Paqcuiao throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paqcuiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paqcuiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paqcuiao takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Paqcuiao.
Santos gets tackled into the ropes by Paqcuiao. Paqcuiao maintains the clinch.
Paqcuiao effectively controlling the action here.
Paqcuiao breaks the clinch.
Paqcuiao has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santos as Paqcuiao tries to tie him up.
Paqcuiao breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paqcuiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paqcuiao moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Paqcuiao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paqcuiao breaks the clinch.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Paqcuiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Paqcuiao misses with a double jab.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Paqcuiao rushes Santos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Paqcuiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids the head kick by Paqcuiao.
Paqcuiao tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paqcuiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paqcuiao instigates a clinch.
Paqcuiao effectively controlling the action here.
Paqcuiao breaks from the clinch.
Paqcuiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Paqcuiao has managed to clinch.
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!
Paqcuiao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antonio Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Paqcuiao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paqcuiao tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Paqcuiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paqcuiao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Paqcuiao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Oliveira is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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290 lbs
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287 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Basic striking
KO power
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Knockout power
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gustavo Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thiago Oliveira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Thiago Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Gustavo Oliveira clips Thiago Oliveira with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Thiago Oliveira a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Thiago Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiago Oliveira is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Gustavo Oliveira doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Thiago Oliveira crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Thiago Oliveira's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustavo Oliveira!
A very excited looking Gustavo Oliveira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Niga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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290 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Niga!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niga at a distance.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Niga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Niga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niga tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Niga moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niga is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the ropes.
Niga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Niga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson prevents Niga from breaking the clinch.
Niga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niga tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niga looking to slow down the pace here.
Niga has Nelson pushed against the ropes.
Nelson wants to break free but Niga has control.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Niga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Niga has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Niga wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niga is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
Niga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Niga, against the ropes.
Niga prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Niga has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niga moves into the clinch.
Nelson is trying to break free.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Niga has eaten all the pies!
Niga has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Niga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Niga tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Niga back against the ropes.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nelson finds it's way through Niga's defenses.
Niga tries to land a front kick but Nelson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Niga tries to clinch up.
Niga is looking to clinch.
Niga throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Niga tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Niga looks to land a body kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Niga.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Niga.
Niga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niga throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Niga has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nelson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Niga back to the ropes. Nelson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Niga misses with a kick to the body.
Niga throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Niga is looking to clinch.
Niga tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Niga is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Niga keeps the fight on the outside.
Niga wants to clinch.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Niga is avoiding it.
Niga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Niga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niga.
Niga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Niga can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Niga working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Niga avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Niga misses with a body kick.
Niga tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Niga tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Niga closes the distance and clinches.
Niga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson keeps control of Niga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niga misses with the head strike.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niga's efforts to push away.
Niga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niga is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Niga taking a breather.
Niga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson tries to clinch but Niga moves out of range.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
Niga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niga can do to turn this around?
Niga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niga tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niga tries to clinch up.
Niga throws a body kick that misses.
Niga darts in and clinches Nelson up against the ropes.
Niga looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to break free but Niga pushes him back against the ropes.
Niga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Niga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niga is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Niga is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Niga won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Niga is looking to clinch.
Niga has managed to clinch.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Niga tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Niga breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Nelson.
Niga wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Niga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niga tries to clinch up.
Niga throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Niga misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niga wants to clinch.
Niga throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Niga misses with a body kick.
Niga tries to clinch up.
Niga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gunnar Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Niga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Niga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niga trying to land knees to the body.
Niga is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the ropes.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nelson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niga tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Niga wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Niga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Niga misses with some punches.
Niga tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Niga, against the ropes.
Niga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niga working hard to break the clinch.
Niga managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
A bit of stalling here from Niga.
Niga looking to stall.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Niga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the ropes.
Nelson stalls.
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.
Niga trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Niga avoids it well.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Niga doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Niga throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niga.
Niga clinches with his opponent.
Niga is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Niga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Niga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roy Niga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niga avoids a wild elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Niga has him pressed against the ropes.
Niga holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Niga avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Niga breaks from the clinch.
Niga throws a body kick that misses.
Niga tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Niga throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Niga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niga tries to clinch up.
Niga misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson darts in and clinches Niga up against the ropes.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Niga has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee calls for Niga to work.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niga looks to land a body kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Nelson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Nelson.
Nelson rushes Niga and presses him up against the ropes.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niga has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson slows down the pace here.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Lewis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Mark Lewis has been cut.
Lewis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lesnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lesnar connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Lewis onto his butt! Lewis bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Lewis out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Lesnar!
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