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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaw Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Buckethead - jump man. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaw Dziuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Minotauro does it's job there.
It looks like Stanislaw Dziuk has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Minotauro blocks the low kick.
Dziuk takes one to the chin there.
A head kick by Minotauro misses
and Dziuk counters with a two punch combo.
Minotauro throws an overhand right that lands on Dziuk's shoulder, as Dziuk tries to avoid the shot.
Minotauro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dziuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Minotauro.
Dziuk tried to counter with a leg kick but Minotauro avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dziuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Minotauro tries to clinch up
and Dziuk counters with a three punch combo that has Minotauro backing up. Minotauro nods at Dziuk to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Minotauro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dziuk walks into a stiff left hand from Minotauro.
Minotauro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Minotauro throws a hook but Dziuk avoids it easily.
Dziuk ducks under a wild hook from Minotauro.
A cross from Minotauro lands.
Minotauro throws a sloppy body shot
and Dziuk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Minotauro misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro tries to clinch up but Dziuk circles away and keeps his distance.
Dziuk moves out of range of the leg kick from Minotauro.
Dziuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minotauro.
Dziuk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A head kick by Minotauro misses
and Dziuk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dziuk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dziuk walks into a jab.
Stanislaw Dziuk's cut is getting worse.
Minotauro misses with a low kick.
Dziuk throws a big counter combination but Minotauro scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Minotauro loads up on a big right hand but Dziuk slips the punch.
Dziuk is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro throws a sloppy head kick and Dziuk moves out of range easily.
Minotauro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dziuk throws a leg kick but Minotauro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Minotauro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dziuk scores with a kick to the body.
Dziuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Minotauro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dziuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Minotauro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dziuk counters with a two punch combo.
Dziuk walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk throws a leg kick
and Minotauro counters with an outside leg kick.
Dziuk ducks under a wild hook from Minotauro.
Dziuk checks a leg kick.
Minotauro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dziuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minotauro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minotauro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dziuk eats them both and turns towards Minotauro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dziuk tries to land a leg kick but Minotauro saw it coming and moves away.
Dziuk avoids a kick to the body.
Dziuk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Minotauro avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ze Minotauro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Dziuk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dziuk tries to land a leg kick but Minotauro saw it coming and moves away.
Dziuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Minotauro.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Minotauro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Minotauro throws a series of punches but Dziuk avoids them all with ease.
Dziuk throws a big counter combination but Minotauro scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Minotauro tries a head kick but it misses.
Dziuk misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Minotauro.
Minotauro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dziuk misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Dziuk.
Dziuk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk slips under a jab from Minotauro.
Minotauro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dziuk throws a lazy body kick
and Minotauro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stanislaw Dziuk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Minotauro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dziuk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Minotauro drives through and clinches with Dziuk against the cage.
Dziuk letting Minotauro take a breather here.
Dziuk can't break the clinch.
Minotauro swings wildly with an uppercut but Dziuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dziuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro has a couple of punches blocked by Dziuk.
Dziuk blocks an uppercut.
Minotauro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dziuk up against the cage.
Dziuk blocks an uppercut.
Minotauro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Minotauro throws a punch but it's blocked by Dziuk.
Minotauro misses with some punches.
Dziuk is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Minotauro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minotauro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dziuk is out of range.
Minotauro misses with a looping left.
Minotauro throws a body shot but no joy.
Minotauro avoids a kick to the body.
Minotauro checks a leg kick.
Minotauro throws a counter combo.
Minotauro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dziuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minotauro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jeez, Stanislaw Dziuk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Minotauro misses with a straight right.
Minotauro darts in and clinches Dziuk up against the cage.
Minotauro has a couple of punches blocked by Dziuk.
Minotauro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dziuks head.
Minotauro can't find room to land a body shot as Dziuk controls the action.
Minotauro is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minotauro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Minotauro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ze Minotauro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Dziuk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Minotauro checks a leg kick.
Minotauro moves out of range of the body kick.
Minotauro throws a counter combo.
Minotauro throws a poor cross that misses
and Dziuk counters with a series of strikes. Minotauro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dziuk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Minotauro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minotauro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Minotauro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minotauro looks to land a left hand but Dziuk moved out of range nicely.
Stanislaw Dziuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dziuk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minotauro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Minotauro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Minotauro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minotauro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dziuk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dziuk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dziuk stalling in the clinch but Minotauro improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Minotauro fails to land.
Minotauro is looking to control Dziuk's arms but Dziuk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Minotauro has his back to the cage.
Dziuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Minotauro.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanislaw Dziuk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ze Minotauro!
Ze Minotauro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esoj Aicrag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Fielding (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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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esoj Aicrag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Fielding!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aicrag misses with a hook.
Aicrag looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fielding tries to clinch up but Aicrag circles away and keeps his distance.
Aicrag was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fielding explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fielding feints and then cracks Aicrag's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aicrag down.
A right-left combo lands from Fielding.
It looks like Esoj Aicrag has been cut.
Fielding gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aicrag tries a body shot but Fielding blocks it.
Aicrag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fielding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fielding is trying to push Aicrag away but Aicrag has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aicrag prevents Fielding from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fielding creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fielding is trying to break the clinch but Aicrag has him pressed against the cage.
Fielding gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Aicrag regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fielding is looking to work some ground and pound but Aicrag has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fielding working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fielding scoring with some ground and pound.
Fielding working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aicrag's head.
Fielding throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fielding postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fielding with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fielding landing some decent shots from guard.
Fielding postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aicrag is rocked!
Fielding with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aicrag keeping moving, preventing Fielding from controlling successfully.
Fielding is working Aicrag over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Aicrag is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been hearing good reports from Aicrag's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Aicrag can't keep his opponent in guard - Fielding advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aicrag seems to have got his legs back now.
Fielding lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aicrag defending well though.
Fielding perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aicrag wants to get back to his feet.
Fielding is trying to control. Aicrag wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fielding uses his free foot to push down on Aicrag's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aicrag.
Fielding lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fielding looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Aicrag covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Fielding!
Dexter Fielding decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Esoj Aicrag was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to thank all the fans for being here tonight! I'm sorry that I lost even thought I knew that I possessed the ability to win. I have learnt much from my opponent in this match and I promise to come back a stronger fighter, and I hope to be able to fight you again in the near future!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Whom The Bell Tolls. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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214 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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205 lbs
35 - 31 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Roads had a free shot at his head there.
Roads misses with a wild combination.
Machida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roads connects with the punch.
Roads throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roads misses with a wild body shot.
Machida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Machida slips a jab from Roads.
Machida is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roads throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the body from Roads misses
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Machida misses
and Roads counters with a crisp right hand that drops Machida! Roads lets Machida back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Machida is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Roads shuts the power down on Machida. Lights out, game over! Roads is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damien Roads!
A very excited looking Damien Roads made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iliek Boubeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boubeez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 99 Words for boobs. Dragan Dragic looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iliek Boubeez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boubeez throws a lazy right hand but Dragic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boubeez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragic.
Dragic misses with an uppercut
and Boubeez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragic misses with a right hand
and Boubeez counters with a left to the body.
Dragic looks winded!
Boubeez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragic connects with a nice looking jab.
Dragic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dragic throws a poor cross that misses
and Boubeez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boubeez works the jab nicely.
Boubeez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boubeez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dragic!
Boubeez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boubeez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boubeez controlling from the full mount.
Boubeez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dragic holds on for dear life.
Dragic is squirming around, avoiding Boubeez's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boubeez cracks Dragic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dragic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dragic tries to lock up and control but Boubeez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boubeez trying to control but Dragic is having none of it.
Boubeez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez wants to control the pace but Dragic is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dragic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dragic is squirming around, avoiding Boubeez's attempts to control the action.
Boubeez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boubeez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boubeez controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iliek Boubeez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dragic avoids the head kick by Boubeez.
Dragic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boubeez attempts a counter takedown but Dragic avoids it well and moves away.
Boubeez tries to clinch but Dragic moves out of range.
Dragan Dragic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boubeez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragic throws out the jab.
Boubeez knocks Dragic to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Dragan Dragic has been cut.
Dragic is looking to regain half guard here but Boubeez keeps moving and retains side control.
Boubeez taking a breather here.
Dragic is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boubeez is looking to take a break and control but Dragic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boubeez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boubeez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragic can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic tries to bench press Boubeez off him but Boubeez keeps the position.
Boubeez controlling the position.
Dragic is not content to let Boubeez control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dragic misses with a head kick.
Dragic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragic slaps away a takedown attempt from Boubeez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Iliek Boubeez is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragic throws a lazy head kick
and Boubeez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez takes one to the chin there.
Boubeez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boubeez plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Dragic swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Dragic face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iliek Boubeez!
Iliek Boubeez 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 Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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216 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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285 lbs
49 - 36 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balrog Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinksy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pinksy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pinksy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pinksy throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Pinksy.
Johnson 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.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Pinksy sees coming a mile off.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Pinksy moved out of range nicely.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Pinksy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pinksy digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Pinksy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pinksy 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!
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinksy.
Pinksy throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Pinksy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinksy clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pinksy moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Pinksy delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Pinksy is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinksy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinksy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinksy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pinksy.
Pinksy throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Pinksy connects with an inside leg kick.
Pinksy misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pinksy.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinksy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
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!
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pinksy lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Pinksy.
A lazy body kick from Pinksy
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Pinksy misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pinksy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Pinksy throws a head kick that misses.
Pinksy throws a big shot that misses.
Pinksy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Pinksy throws a head kick that half lands.
Pinksy lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Pinksy checks it.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pinksy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pinksy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Pinksy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinksy is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Pinksy is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pinksy misses with an uppercut.
Pinksy fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Pinksy missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pinksy with a jab.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Pinksy.
Pinksy just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinksy misses with a body shot.
Pinksy throws out a powerful jab.
Pinksy defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Pinksy misses.
Pinksy moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Pinksy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pinksy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pinksy's efforts to push away.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Pinksy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pinksy tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Pinksy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drew Pinksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pinksy!
Pinksy missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinksy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinksy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pinksy tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pinksy wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pinksy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pinksy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinksy scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinksy.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Pinksy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab, jab by Pinksy - just one landing.
Pinksy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Pinksy looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Pinksy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinksy blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinksy cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a hook. Pinksy ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinksy.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinksy.
Johnson checks a low kick from Pinksy.
As Pinksy backs away, Johnson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pinksy - that will leave a mark!
Pinksy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Pinksy just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinksy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Pinksy circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinksy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good shot there by Pinksy.
Pinksy scores with a shot to the body.
Pinksy lands a front kick.
Johnson moves out of range as Pinksy throws a body kick.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Pinksy misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinksy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinksy. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Pinksy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pinksy misses with the combination.
Pinksy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinksy misses the target.
Pinksy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson throws a hook but Pinksy blocks it.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinksy throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinksy works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pinksy tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pinksy or not.
Pinksy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinksy throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson keeps control of Pinksy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Pinksy's head.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pinksy up against the cage.
Pinksy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinksy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drew Pinksy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinksy throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson takes a swing at Pinksy's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Pinksy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Pinksy.
Pinksy being controlled against the cage.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinksy can't break the clinch.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pinksy up against the cage.
Pinksy blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Pinksy is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pinksy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Pinksy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Pinksy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pinksy.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pinksy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinksy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinksy moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Pinksy moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinksy connects with a crisp jab.
Pinksy cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pinksy moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Pinksy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Pinksy's front leg but catches the back leg as Pinksy tries to avoid it.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pinksy is able to avoid easily.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Pinksy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pinksy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinksy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinksy throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinksy.
Pinksy swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinksy.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Pinksy.
Pinksy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pinksy throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinksy checks a leg kick.
Pinksy cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinksy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinksy. Pinksy obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinksy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinksy lands a nice looking body shot.
Pinksy misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinksy finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a hook but Pinksy avoids it easily.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pinksy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson stuns Pinksy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinksy looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pinksy.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Pinksy.
Pinksy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinksy looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Pinksy throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pinksy's calf.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinksy.
Pinksy misses with a body shot.
Drew Pinksy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pinksy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pinksy throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pinksy.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Pinksy.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pinksy scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinksy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Pinksy misses.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Pinksy checks it.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinksy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson thumps Pinksy with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinksy.
Pinksy throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
As Pinksy backs away, Johnson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Balrog Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinksy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Pinksy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pinksy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Pinksy!
During a confident post fight interview, Drew Pinksy 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Okiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes into the arena with For Whom The Bell Tolls blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyon Okiro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pope.
Pope gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Okiro looking to slow down the pace here.
Okiro avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
Pope 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.
Pope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okiro is trying to break free.
Okiro pushes Pope back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pope as Okiro tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Okiro throws a head punch that misses.
Pope gets through Okiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pope's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope is trying to break the clinch but Okiro has him pressed against the cage.
Okiro trying to control the position but instead, Pope has worked for underhooks and has pushed Okiro into the cage.
Okiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pope manages to break the clinch.
Okiro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pope moves into the clinch.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Okiro shrugs off.
Pope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope breaks the clinch.
Okiro closes the distance and clinches.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pope tries to clinch but Okiro is having none of it.
Okiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pope tries to clinch but Okiro is having none of it.
A left lands for Okiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okiro throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pope, as that shot connected.
Okiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope is looking to clinch but Okiro is avoiding it.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Okiro clinches up with Pope and pushes him back against the cage.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okiro.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pope on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pope closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Okiro shrugs off.
Okiro blocks an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okiro backwards.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pope blocks a body shot from Okiro.
Okiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Pope gets an underhook and turns Okiro into the cage.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Okiro has Pope pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope is trying to break the clinch but Okiro is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okiro breaks from the clinch.
Okiro tries to clinch there but Pope circles away.
Pope wants to clinch up but Okiro keeps it at a distance.
Michael Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okiro has closed the distance and engaged Pope in a clinch.
Pope lands a nice uppercut.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
Pope tries to clinch there but Okiro circles away.
Okiro pushes Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Okiro stalling in the clinch but Pope improves position.
Okiro has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Okiro misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with some punches.
Okiro blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okiro.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Okiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Okiro looking to slow down the pace here.
Pope lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Okiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Okiro.
Pope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okiro backwards.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okiro misses with the head strike.
Okiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okiro lands the left hand.
Pope gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okiro.
Okiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Okiro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okiro throws a right hand that misses
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pope has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okiro.
Okiro throws out a powerful jab.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Okiro misses with an uppercut. Pope saw that one coming.
Michael Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope instigates a clinch.
Okiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Okiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope blocks a body shot from Okiro.
Okiro blocks an elbow strike from Pope.
Okiro avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okiro has him pressed against the cage.
Okiro is trying to stall.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okiro lands a right hand.
Okiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Michael Pope has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Okiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okiro misses the shot to the body.
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Okiro pushes him off.
Okiro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope is looking to clinch but Okiro is avoiding it.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Okiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Okiro.
Okiro misses with a body kick.
Okiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okiro lands a jab.
Okiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pope doesn't seem bothered though.
Okiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okiro throws a nice looking combination but Pope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pope takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okiro wants to counter with a clinch but Pope pushes him away.
Okiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pope.
Pope wants to clinch.
Pope connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Okiro to the floor! Pope dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Lyon Okiro has been cut.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Okiro trying to control from the bottom.
Pope is keen to just control but Okiro is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope prevents Okiro from improving his position.
Pope sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Okiro jabs Pope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okiro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Okiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okiro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Okiro misses with a hook.
Okiro is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Okiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okiro.
Okiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okiro connects with a jab.
Pope has closed the distance and engaged Okiro in a clinch.
Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pope will feel that in the morning.
Okiro tries to keep at a distance but Pope has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope misses with an elbow over the top.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Okiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lyon Okiro's cut.
That's time! Pope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pope darts in trying to clinch
and Okiro counters with a leg kick.
Okiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
It looked like Pope was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Okiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Okiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Okiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okiro cracks Pope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope has managed to clinch.
Okiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Okiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pope wants to clinch up but Okiro keeps it at a distance.
Lyon Okiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okiro connects with a right hand. Pope shakes it off.
Okiro misses with a double jab.
Pope's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Okiro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pope scrambles back to his feet.
Okiro swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Okiro gets tackled into the cage by Pope. Pope maintains the clinch.
Okiro wants to break free but Pope has control.
Okiro lands a body shot.
Okiro lands a shoulder strike.
Pope lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okiro can't break the clinch.
Okiro misses with the head strike.
Pope being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Okiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Okiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lyon Okiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pope is looking to break free of the clinch but Okiro has double underhooks.
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope misses with an elbow over the top.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Okiro lands a shot to the body.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Okiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope moves into range and clinches up with Okiro.
Okiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okiro lands a body shot.
Okiro wants to slow Pope down by chopping away at his legs.
Pope is looking to counter punch.
Okiro lands a jab to Pope's midsection.
Okiro drives through and clinches with Pope against the cage.
Okiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pope has Okiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Okiro blocks an uppercut.
Pope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope wants to clinch up but Okiro keeps it at a distance.
Okiro tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Okiro.
Okiro is trying to stall.
Pope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Okiro finds it's target.
Okiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michael Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okiro throws a series of punches but Pope moves out of range.
Pope throws the kick towards the body but Okiro avoids it.
Okiro scores with a hook.
Pope tries to clinch there but Okiro circles away.
Okiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyon Okiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okiro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Okiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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45
289 lbs
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42
277 lbs
34 - 30 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olhoffer throws out a loose jab but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olhoffer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olhoffer catches Bean with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
Olhoffer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bean clinches with his opponent.
Olhoffer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
Olhoffer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bean misses with a lunging right hand
and Olhoffer counters with a nice right hand that sends Bean toppling to the canvas! Bean scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Olhoffer finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olhoffer counters with a big right hand! Oh Bean is in trouble here! Olhoffer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Olhoffer!
Ray Olhoffer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carolla's choice of entrance music: Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Maverick Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Carolla's chin.
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maverick Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 46 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carolla finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Carolla throws a one two combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Good standup being displayed there by Carolla as he connects with a hook.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carolla's corner calls for a 1-2. Carolla obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carolla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Carolla in a clinch.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carolla blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carolla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla throws a head kick that half lands.
Carolla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Anderson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Carolla doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anderson.
Carolla is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carolla sees it coming and defends easily.
Anderson is looking to pass Carolla's guard but actually Carolla recovers to full guard.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carolla is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Anderson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carolla is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson trying to hold on to Carolla's head to control him but Carolla postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Carolla from advancing to side control.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
Carolla tries to pass to full mount but Anderson defends it.
Anderson gets full guard.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carolla passes easily into side control. Nice work.
My spies in The Warehouse inform me that Carolla has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Carolla tries to stand but Anderson is controlling his head.
Anderson is not content to let Carolla control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Carolla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Carolla's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carolla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Carolla moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carolla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carolla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carolla cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Carolla cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Carolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Carolla does no damage.
Carolla misses with a body shot.
Carolla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maverick Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson throws a hook but Carolla avoids it easily.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carolla throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson rushes Carolla and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Carolla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Maverick Anderson has been cut.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carolla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carolla. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carolla dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Carolla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Carolla fails with a takedown attempt.
Carolla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Carolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Carolla backs away looking to recover.
Adam Carolla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carolla tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson motions for Carolla to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carolla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carolla looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Nice combo by Anderson! Oh, that's hurt him - Carolla falls to the canvas and Anderson follows him into side control.
Carolla is letting Anderson control him for a moment.
Anderson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carolla is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Anderson in the domination position with Carolla hanging on.
Carolla regains half guard, as Anderson was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carolla sees it coming and defends easily.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carolla defends it well.
Anderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anderson is working for a kimura but Carolla is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anderson is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Anderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carolla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carolla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
A little jabbing left from Carolla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson pushes Carolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Carolla won't want to take too many of those.
Carolla is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Carolla avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Carolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carolla's guard.
Carolla is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Carolla is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carolla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Carolla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carolla wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Anderson trying to control the position here.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing Carolla from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Carolla blocks nicely.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carolla is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carolla can do to turn this around?
Carolla is controlling Anderson's posture.
Anderson trying to control but Carolla is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Carolla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Carolla cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson jabs Carolla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Carolla is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maverick Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maverick Anderson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Maximus Meridius enters the cage!
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272 lbs
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39
223 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kharitonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meridius misses with a knee to the head.
Kharitonov digs a right hand underneath Meridius's ribcage. Meridius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kharitonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kharitonov tries to work over Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meridius wants to get back to striking at distance but Kharitonov won't allow it.
Meridius blocks a body shot from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meridius misses with a knee to the head.
Kharitonov 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.
Meridius can't break the clinch.
Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kharitonov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kharitonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meridius blocking some punches.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
Meridius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meridius misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius ducks under a wild hook from Kharitonov.
Meridius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kharitonov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Meridius! Kharitonov dives in looking to finish! Meridius is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Kharitonov!
Boris Kharitonov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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