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UVT 308: Mattos vs Romo II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harris's choice of entrance music: Kevin Rudolf - In the City. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
13 - 29 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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, Junior Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anjos darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Harris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Anjos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dos Anjos after a bit of a struggle.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dos Anjos is defending well.
Junior Dos Anjos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Harris.
Harris letting Dos Anjos take a breather here.
Dos Anjos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Anjos cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dos Anjos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris tries to bum rush Dos Anjos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Anjos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Anjos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dos Anjos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Anjos stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Dos Anjos manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch
and Dos Anjos counters with a left to the body.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice body shot.
Harris looks winded!
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Anjos!
It looks like Frank Harris has been cut.
Dos Anjos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dos Anjos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dos Anjos catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dos Anjos is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Dos Anjos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris being controlled against the cage.
Dos Anjos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Anjos punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice body shot.
Dos Anjos forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Dos Anjos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Anjos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Junior Dos Anjos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Anjos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Anjos has Harris pushed against the cage.
Dos Anjos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Anjos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Dos Anjos lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
That has opened up Frank Harris's cut even more.
Dos Anjos lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dos Anjos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dos Anjos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Dos Anjos stalling.
Dos Anjos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Anjos scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dos Anjos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Dos Anjos catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Dos Anjos lands a slapping body shot.
Dos Anjos scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Dos Anjos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Anjos duly obliges.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos scores with a nice strike.
The cut above Frank Harris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dos Anjos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harris is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Anjos clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Anjos stalling in the clinch.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Anjos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Anjos pinned against the cage. Dos Anjos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dos Anjos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Anjos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Harris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dos Anjos closes the distance and clinches.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Anjos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dos Anjos to keep the fight standing.
Dos Anjos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Anjos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Dos Anjos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Anjos counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Anjos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris tries for a takedown but Dos Anjos circles away easily
and Dos Anjos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Junior Dos Anjos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Dos Anjos thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Dos Anjos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Anjos lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Dos Anjos. Dos Anjos maintains the clinch.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Dos Anjos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Anjos misses with a low kick.
Dos Anjos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos Anjos jabs at Harris's body.
Dos Anjos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dos Anjos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dos Anjos stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Frank Harris's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dos Anjos lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Anjos cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Dos Anjos scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dos Anjos.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior Dos Anjos!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Hein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton has chosen Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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208 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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272 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Hein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Patton!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hein misses with a body shot.
Patton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patton moves into range and clinches up with Hein.
Hein jumps guard but Patton stands there with Hein around his waist. Hein gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Hein avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton pushes Hein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton pushes Hein back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Patton tries a body shot but Hein blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Patton.
Patton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A body shot lands from Patton.
Hein is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hein is looking to control Patton's arms but Patton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hein has his back to the cage.
Patton lands with a light punch inside.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton drops Hein onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hein is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hein is rocked!
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Patton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton drops Hein onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hein is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Hein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patton drops Hein with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Hein is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Patton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xingu Huka Huka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Dos Santos has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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244 lbs
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235 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xingu Huka Huka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Huka Huka misses its target.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Huka Huka moved away.
Huka Huka misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Huka Huka counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Cain Dos Santos has been cut.
Huka Huka feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dos Santos sprawling to the canvas! Dos Santos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Huka Huka finish him?!
Dos Santos is rocked!
Huka Huka instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Huka Huka finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huka Huka breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Huka Huka. Dos Santos falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Huka Huka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xingu Huka Huka!
Xingu Huka Huka opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sanghyeok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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202 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dewey Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Sanghyeok!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanghyeok wants to clinch up but Foley keeps it at a distance.
Foley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanghyeok moves into the clinch.
Foley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanghyeok lands a shoulder strike.
Foley is looking to control Sanghyeok's arms but Sanghyeok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foley has his back to the cage.
Sanghyeok misses with the head strike.
Sanghyeok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Dewey Foley has been cut.
Foley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foley blocking some punches.
Sanghyeok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanghyeok can't find room to land a body shot as Foley controls the action.
Sanghyeok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanghyeok.
Sanghyeok scores with a shot to the side of Foley's head.
A frustrated look appears on Foley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanghyeok throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley blocking some punches.
Foley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanghyeok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Sanghyeok.
Sanghyeok scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Sanghyeok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foley is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Sanghyeok fails to land.
Oh Foley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanghyeok misses with the head strike.
Foley seems to have got his legs back now.
Foley blocking some punches.
Foley trying to control the position but instead, Sanghyeok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foley into the cage.
Sanghyeok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foley blocking some punches.
Foley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanghyeok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foley's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foley blocking some punches.
Sanghyeok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foley tries to stall but Sanghyeok uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanghyeok misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanghyeok swings wildly with an uppercut but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanghyeok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanghyeok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foley just leaning against Sanghyeok, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Sanghyeok fails to land.
Sanghyeok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley blocks an uppercut.
Sanghyeok working aggressively here.
Sanghyeok scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanghyeok misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Sanghyeok.
A shot in the inside from Sanghyeok.
Foley blocks an uppercut.
Sanghyeok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foley looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanghyeok misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Sanghyeok as the two fighters clinch.
Sanghyeok swings wildly with an uppercut but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanghyeok working aggressively here.
Sanghyeok lands with a light punch inside.
Sanghyeok misses with the head strike.
Sanghyeok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foley blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanghyeok swings wildly with an uppercut but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanghyeok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanghyeok can't find room to land a body shot as Foley controls the action.
Foley is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanghyeok gets an underhook and turns Foley into the cage.
Sanghyeok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanghyeok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foley blocking some punches.
Sanghyeok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanghyeok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanghyeok misses with the head strike.
Sanghyeok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanghyeok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Foley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanghyeok's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sanghyeok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dewey Foley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanghyeok connects with a crisp jab.
Sanghyeok misses with a lunging right hand
and Foley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Lee Sanghyeok has been cut.
Sanghyeok throws an off balance right hand
and Foley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanghyeok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foley avoids the body shot from Sanghyeok.
Sanghyeok moves into the clinch.
Sanghyeok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanghyeok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foley has had enough of the clinch but Sanghyeok keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanghyeok.
Sanghyeok misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanghyeok working aggressively here.
Sanghyeok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanghyeok throws a punch but it's blocked by Foley.
Foley blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley tries to work over Sanghyeok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanghyeok misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanghyeok lands with a light punch inside.
Sanghyeok lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee Sanghyeok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanghyeok swings wildly with an uppercut but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanghyeok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foley blocks an uppercut.
Foley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanghyeok throws a punch but it's blocked by Foley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foley.
Foley blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanghyeok.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanghyeok.
Sanghyeok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foley trying to stall but Sanghyeok improves his position.
Sanghyeok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanghyeok swings wildly with an uppercut but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanghyeok misses with some punches.
Sanghyeok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Sanghyeok has a couple of punches blocked by Foley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanghyeok struggles to land a body shot inside as Foley controls his hands.
Sanghyeok unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Foley! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sanghyeok is unloading with more strikes now! Foley drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Sanghyeok!
Lee Sanghyeok thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wango Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tango kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Menezes has chosen Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato as his entrance music. Wango Tango could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Menezes's chin.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wango Tango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Menezes or perhaps it was just good defense by Tango, which made it look bad.
Menezes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tango looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Menezes cracks Tango with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tango takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tango regains half guard, as Menezes was trying to land strikes.
Menezes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Menezes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tango keeps working.
Menezes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tango with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tango blocking the ground and pound attempt from Menezes.
Menezes is trying to work for a kimura but Tango is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tango kicks Menezes off and gets back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tango enables Menezes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tango manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tango is rocked!
Menezes loads up on a big left hand. Tango felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Menezes looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Tango can't hide his disappointment, as Menezes celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Menezes!
A relieved looking Charles Menezes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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248 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 17 - 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Love-Hate Powell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pope misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope misses with a combination
and Powell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Powell as Pope shoots in.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Powell scoring well with a low kick there.
Pope closes the distance looking to clinch
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pope's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell throws an elbow that misses. Pope uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Powell's guard. Nice move by Pope!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell wants to sweep here but Pope controlling him for the moment.
Powell is trying to keep Pope in close.
Pope got a little sloppy there for a moment and Powell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pope has managed to get both his arms back between Powell's legs - danger averted.
Powell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pope not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Powell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pope passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Powell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pope off and has taken his back!
Pope just trying to survive but Powell is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pope rolls, trying to escape but Powell keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Pope tries to escape the position.
Even with his hooks in, Powell manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Powell gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Pope turns into Powell and is now in his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Powell has his foot on Pope's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pope works his way back into a safe position though.
Powell is looking to sweep but instead, Pope has passed into half guard.
Powell is trying to get back to full guard.
Powell keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love-Hate Powell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Pope does no damage.
Pope shoots in for a takedown but Powell shows good takedown defense.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pope closes the distance and pushes Powell back into the cage.
Powell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pope misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Pope scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Powell avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Powell misses with a body punch.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pope is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell tries to stall but Pope uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell lands with a light punch inside.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Powell prevents Pope from breaking the clinch.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Powell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pope up against the cage.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Powell in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Powell.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope clinches.
Powell has Pope pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pope manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pope lands a nice elbow.
Powell missing with knees to the body.
Pope has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Powell.
Powell looking to slow down the pace here.
Powell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powell's brow.
Powell misses with an elbow strike.
Powell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Powell dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope lands a shoulder strike.
Powell is trying to stall.
Powell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pope pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Michael Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Love-Hate Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Pope avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Pope gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Powell.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Powell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Powell keeps control of Pope as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Powell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pope is trying to force a seperation but Powell has the dominant position.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Powell.
Powell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Michael Pope has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pope lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pope's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pope shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Powell defends it nicely.
Pope misses with a double jab
enabling Powell to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Love-Hate Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powell is looking to score with low kicks.
Powell just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPope.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
Powell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pope tries for a takedown but Powell circles away easily
and Powell counters with a crisp one two that drops Pope! Powell thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pope to his feet! Pope is in big trouble!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope cracks Powell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Powell has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pope backing away here, and Powell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Michael Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope clinches with his opponent.
Pope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Powell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Powell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Powell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell trying to control from half guard but Pope is working away.
Pope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Powell winds up and cracks Pope with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pope avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powell.
Pope trying to control from the bottom.
Pope is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell throwing shots but Pope is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pope manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Powell trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
Powell wants to pass the guard but Pope is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Powell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pope is able to avoid easily.
Powell keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope shoots for a double leg takedown but Powell sprawls well. He's pushed Pope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Powell flicks out a counter leg kick but Pope steps away.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope looks to clinch
and Powell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pope's knee momentarily.
Powell moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Powell.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powell is trying to stall.
Powell lands with a short shot to the head.
Pope wants to get back to striking at distance but Powell won't allow it.
Pope breaks the clinch.
Powell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Powell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Love-Hate Powell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Powell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Love-Hate Powell!
A very excited looking Love-Hate Powell 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Carboni (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
272 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
44 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosmo Carboni!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghotha staying out of range there.
Ghotha appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carboni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghotha moves away.
Ghotha ducks under a wild hook from Carboni.
Ghotha tries to counter with a takedown but Carboni is quick to defend against it.
Carboni scores with a jab to the head.
Ghotha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carboni thuds a left hand into Ghotha's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carboni misses with a hook.
Carboni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carboni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghotha.
Carboni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carboni wants it to stay on the feet.
Carboni 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.
Ghotha defending well as Carboni loads up on a big left hand.
Cosmo Carboni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Ghotha finds it's way through Carboni's defenses.
Ghotha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carboni.
Carboni swings for the body but Ghotha moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ghotha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ghotha shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carboni's guard.
Ghotha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha postures up in Carboni's guard and throws a big left but Carboni blocks it.
Ghotha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carboni is keeping the position for now.
Ghotha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carboni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ghotha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ghotha is working Carboni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ghotha throws a big right hand that misses.
Ghotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carboni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ghotha with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ghotha controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ghotha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cosmo Carboni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carboni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carboni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carboni throws a jab but it's blocked by Ghotha.
Carboni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghotha.
That's four 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.
A shot to the liver by Carboni. Beautiful body shot.
Carboni takes a swing at Ghotha's ribcage but misses.
Ghotha shoots in and bounces Carboni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ghotha throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghotha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ghotha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ghotha stands and throws Carboni's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cosmo Carboni will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carboni digs a good body shot into Ghotha's ribs.
Ghotha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ghotha wants to take a breather but Carboni is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carboni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghotha lands strikes from half guard.
Ghotha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ghotha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carboni keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha moves into full mount! Carboni won't be happy about that!
Ghoul Ghotha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ghotha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ghotha looking to finish Carboni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carboni!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha tries to control but Carboni wriggling away.
Carboni is trying desperately to improve position.
Ghotha looking to ground and pound but Carboni is blocking nicely.
Carboni is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ghotha working the ground and pound effectively.
Ghotha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carboni hang on?
Ghotha cracks Carboni with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Cosmo Carboni has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha breaks from Carboni's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That has opened up Cosmo Carboni's cut even more.
Carboni is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghotha lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cosmo Carboni's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cosmo Carboni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ghoul Ghotha!
Ghoul Ghotha thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Manucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Manucci is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 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
52 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Manucci!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manucci tries to score with a low kick but Bourque moves his leg out of the way.
Manucci drops his shoulder and cracks Bourque with a huge uppercut! Bourque goes down! Can Manucci finish him?
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Bourque controlling the position.
Bourque continues to stall.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Manucci trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bourque has a closed guard, preventing Manucci from standing up.
Bourque looking for a sweep. Not yet Bourque, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bourque holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Manucci throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bourque.
Manucci has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bourque clobbers Manucci with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Dominic Manucci has been cut.
Manucci comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manucci rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Manucci misses with a wild combination.
Bourque scores with a jab.
Manucci throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
Manucci closes the distance and clinches.
Manucci jumps guard but Bourque stands there with Manucci around his waist. Manucci gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque is trying to break free.
Manucci gets control of Bourque's arms and successfully pulls guard. Manucci will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bourque decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque jabs at Manucci's body.
Manucci misses with a double jab
and Bourque counters with a nice body kick.
Bourque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Bourque catches Manucci right on the button with a cross.
Manucci throws a right and a left that Bourque avoids nicely.
It looked like Bourque was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bourque lands a big head kick that sends Manucci tumbling to the mat! Bourque takes a step backwards and waves Manucci back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Manucci is rocked!
Bourque measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Manucci! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Timothy Bourque!
During a confident post fight interview, Timothy Bourque 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 Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso comes to the cage accompanied by WAR-Low Rider. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
37 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Gattuso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rugowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Rugowski 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rugowski.
Rugowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Javier Gattuso has been cut.
Rugowski moves out of range as Gattuso strikes.
Rugowski with a jab.
Rugowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gattuso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rugowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rugowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gattuso.
Gattuso misses the jab.
Gattuso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rugowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Rugowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Rugowski misses.
Gattuso misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gattuso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gattuso throws the left hand but Rugowski avoids the punch easily.
Gattuso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rugowski cracks Gattuso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rugowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Rugowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rugowski connects with a jab.
Rugowski throws a head kick that Gattuso semi-blocks.
Gattuso is rocked!
Rugowski thuds a left hand into Gattuso's body.
Oh Gattuso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rugowski flashes Gattuso a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Gattuso's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Gattuso crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Rugowski punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Rugowski!
A very excited looking Bubba Rugowski 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 Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo misses with a body shot.
Mattos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Romo.
Romo ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .
We've been informed that Romo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Romo tries to land a front kick but Mattos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mattos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romo has time to react.
Mattos checks a low kick from Romo.
As Romo tries to get set, Mattos tries to push him back and clinch up but Romo manages to avoid the attempt.
Romo takes a swing at Mattos 's ribcage but misses.
Romo cracks Mattos with an open hand slap.
Mattos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mattos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romo manages to circle out of the way.
Romo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Mattos finds it's way through Romo's defenses.
Romo clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romo misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mattos .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Romo - that landed with a thud.
Mattos misses with a punch on the inside.
Romo pushes Mattos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romo landing knees to the body.
Romo connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Moyses Mattos has been cut.
Romo scores with a shoulder strike.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Romo.
Mattos is breathing heavily.
Romo tries a knee to the head but Mattos blocks it.
Romo gets through Mattos 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mattos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romo landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romo misses with a knee strike.
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mattos .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mattos .
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mattos .
Romo tries a knee to the head but Mattos blocks it.
Mattos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mattos tries a body shot but Romo blocks it.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.
Romo misses with a body punch.
Mattos managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mattos managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Romo.
Romo with a knee to the head.
Mattos managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mattos blocks it with crossed arms.
Mattos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mattos .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romos head.
Romo landing knees to the head.
Mattos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romos head.
Mattos is trying to stall.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mattos avoids the damage to the body.
Mattos working aggressively here.
Romo blocks a body shot from Mattos .
Mattos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Mattos - that landed with a thud.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mattos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but Mattos blocks with his arms.
Romo lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Mattos .
Romo prevents a body shot from Mattos .
Mattos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romo is keeping busy.
Mattos scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mattos misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Mattos throws a head punch that misses.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mattos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romo as Mattos tries to tie him up.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romo obliges.
Romo lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romo.
Romo misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mattos avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moyses Mattos 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mattos .
Romo misses with a series of wild punches.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mattos gets tackled into the cage by Romo. Romo maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mattos .
Romo prevents a body shot from Mattos .
Romo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos lands a shoulder strike.
Romo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mattos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .
Romo prevents a body shot from Mattos .
Mattos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Romo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Romo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John Kyle Romo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mattos misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mattos fails to land.
Mattos throws a punch but it's blocked by Romo.
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Romo - that landed with a thud.
Mattos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .
Mattos can't find room to land a body shot as Romo controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mattos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.
Romo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Mattos .
Mattos tries a body shot but Romo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mattos lands a body shot.
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mattos 's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mattos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romo backwards.
Mattos lands with a right to the head.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romo obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romo with a knee to the head.
Romo misses with a knee strike.
Romo lands a shot to the body.
Mattos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romo scores with a knee to the head.
Romo with a knee to the head.
Romo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mattos 's elbow.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Mattos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mattos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mattos avoids it.
Mattos tries to throw a body punch but Romo avoids it by throwing Mattos back against the cage.
Mattos pushes Romo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mattos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romo looking to throw knees to the head but Mattos is blocking nicely.
Romo scores with a knee to the head.
Mattos tries to work over Romo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mattos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mattos avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattos wants to stall.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Romo tries a knee to the head but Mattos blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Mattos as the two fighters clinch.
Romo scores with a shoulder strike.
Romo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romo landing knees to the body.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mattos misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mattos fails to land.
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mattos blocks it with crossed arms.
Mattos managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moyses Mattos 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romo fakes the leg kick and cracks Mattos in the body.
Mattos lands a slapping body shot.
Romo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mattos 's head backwards.
Romo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donk. Romo catches Mattos right on the button with a cross.
Crunch! Romo slams his shin into Mattos 's torso.
Romo feints and then cracks Mattos 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mattos down.
Romo lands a front kick.
Romo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Romo.
Romo connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mattos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Romo feints and then cracks Mattos 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mattos down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romo throws a low kick but Mattos avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo misses with a head kick.
Romo connects with a leg kick. Mattos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mattos looks to score with a jab to the body but Romo is just out of range.
John Kyle Romo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Mattos .
Romo misses with a low kick.
Romo motions for Mattos to come forward. Romo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mattos just misses with a punch to the body.
Romo connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Romo misses the target.
Mattos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Romo.
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
Romo clinches with his opponent.
Mattos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but Mattos blocks with his arms.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mattos avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romo misses with a knee strike.
Mattos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mattos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mattos throws a punch but it's blocked by Romo.
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!
Romo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mattos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mattos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mattos looking to slow down the pace here.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mattos .
Mattos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romo can't find room to land a body shot as Mattos controls the action.
Mattos struggles to land a body shot inside as Romo controls his hands.
Romo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mattos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Mattos stalls.
Romo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mattos 's elbow.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mattos 's face.
Romo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mattos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romo backwards.
Romo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mattos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romo backwards.
Mattos misses with a punch on the inside.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mattos .
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Romo.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mattos 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romo takes a shot to the head.
Romo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romo backwards.
Romo is still on wobbly legs! Can Mattos finish him?
Mattos working aggressively here.
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romo up against the cage.
Mattos taking a breather.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos working aggressively here.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Romo.
Romo blocking some punches.
Mattos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mattos fails to land.
Romo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mattos blocks it with crossed arms.
Romo tries to throw a body punch but Mattos avoids it by throwing Romo back against the cage.
Mattos working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mattos fails to land.
Mattos throws a head punch that misses.
Romo throws a head punch that misses.
Mattos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mattos misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mattos controls his hands.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mattos is defending well for now.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mattos avoids the damage to the body.
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Mattos lands a nice shot to the body.
Mattos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romo seems to have recovered his senses.
Mattos scores with a shoulder strike.
Mattos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mattos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mattos creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Romo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Romo drops to his knees and Mattos pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Moyses Mattos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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