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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kron Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kron Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Romario!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romario shoots in but no luck this time.
Vieira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Romario tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vieira is in Romario's guard.
Vieira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romario's head.
Vieira is standing up over Romario. Romario looks to escape but Vieira dives into side control.
Romario really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vieira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Romario wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira takes a little break here. Romario wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vieira is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Romario looks calm but he's in trouble here. Vieira gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Romario is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Vieira lets go of the hold and Romario can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kron Vieira!
Post fight, an emotional Kron Vieira said 'Valeu Gustavo (treinador de kickboxing) e ao Jamie pelos treinos de wrestling vocês são demais ,oss.. Kron Vieira gravem este nome!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Anderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andre Santos has been cut.
Anderson digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Santos is breathing heavily.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Andre Santos's cut is getting worse.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santos is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson drops Santos with a big knee straight up the middle! Santos is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Santos.
Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Santos wants to control the action here but instead Anderson manages to pass to full mount!
Anderson trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Anderson looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson dives in for a single leg takedown but Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Andre Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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 lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jon Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Andre Santos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson drops Santos with a big knee straight up the middle! Santos is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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 is working Santos over against the cage.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson working Santos over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andre Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Anderson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jon Anderson thanked Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Aguete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Matsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aguete might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Los Redondos - El pibe de los astilleros. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Aguete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Matsuo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuo dives in for a single leg takedown but Aguete sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aguete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aguete lands a big head kick that sends Matsuo tumbling to the mat! Aguete takes a step backwards and waves Matsuo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jay Matsuo has been cut.
Aguete rushes Matsuo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aguete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuo gets tackled into the cage by Aguete. Aguete maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Aguete scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Aguete - that landed with a thud.
Matsuo can't find room to land a body shot as Aguete controls the action.
Aguete lands a nice uppercut.
Matsuo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguete has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matsuo avoids the elbow strike from Aguete, against the cage.
Matsuo is trying to pull guard but Aguete turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aguete misses with a body punch.
Matsuo wants to break free but Aguete has control.
Aguete tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguete working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aguete tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsuo avoids the damage to the body.
Matsuo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aguete has him pressed against the cage.
Matsuo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsuo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aguete 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.
Aguete throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matsuo is rocked!
Matsuo tries to clinch but Aguete moves out of range.
Matsuo is still on wobbly legs! Can Aguete finish him?
Matsuo fails with a takedown attempt.
Matsuo seems to have recovered his senses.
Rafael Aguete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Matsuo.
Aguete throws a head kick but Matsuo moves out of range.
Aguete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aguete takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aguete creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Aguete's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguete lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguete lands a nice uppercut.
Matsuo tries to pull guard but Aguete forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matsuo avoiding damage.
Aguete misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aguete pushes off an throws an elbow but Matsuo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aguete breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsuo shoots in but no luck this time.
As Matsuo backs away, Aguete returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Matsuo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matsuo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aguete as he avoids it easily.
Aguete ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Aguete as Matsuo shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aguete walks into a left hand.
Matsuo has Aguete up against the cage in a clinch.
Aguete works on Matsuo's body with a couple of short punches.
Aguete breaks the clinch.
Aguete buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsuo fails with the takedown.
Aguete closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matsuo is working for takedown but Aguete is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aguete stalling against the cage.
Aguete lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguete lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuo backwards.
Aguete landing knees to the body.
Aguete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Matsuo shoots in but Aguete avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aguete connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matsuo's hands.
Aguete stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsuo. Matsuo gets slowly back to his feet.
Aguete throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsuo fails with a takedown attempt.
Aguete throws a big counter combination but Matsuo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Aguete dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Matsuo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aguete has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aguete as Matsuo tries to tie him up.
Aguete misses with an elbow strike.
Matsuo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsuo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matsuo goes for a takedown attempt but Aguete pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Matsuo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aguete swinging wildly here.
Aguete sets himself, and Matsuo steps forward looking for the clinch! Aguete avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aguete sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matsuo somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguete clinches up with Matsuo and pushes him back against the cage.
Aguete misses with an elbow over the top.
Matsuo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aguete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matsuo is defended easily by Aguete.
Rafael Aguete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Matsuo.
Aguete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matsuo throws a fast counter high kick but Aguete manages to duck under it in time.
Aguete forces Matsuo back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aguete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguete lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matsuo.
Aguete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aguete breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsuo walks into a straight right hand from Aguete.
No luck for Matsuo with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Aguete.
Matsuo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aguete with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aguete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aguete clinches up with Matsuo and pushes him back against the cage.
Matsuo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aguete creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matsuo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo is trying to stall.
Rafael Aguete has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Aguete.
Aguete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aguete cracks Matsuo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Aguete has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Matsuo to stand back up!
Aguete misses with a few strikes there.
Matsuo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Aguete there.
Rafael Aguete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguete drops Matsuo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Aguete follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Aguete!
Rafael Aguete looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'The last fight against Odin was a scandal, everyone knows that I lost because he hit me in the testicles. Now I want to tell Odin in the face, or what remains of it... Thats how you win a fight!!!..'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odin Raveneye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shotgun Trua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Raveneye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shotgun Trua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raveneye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trua cracks the inside of Raveneye's front leg.
A big right from Trua misses.
Trua connects with a crisp jab.
Trua lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raveneye will feel that in the morning.
Trua throws a body kick that misses.
Raveneye sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trua lands a jab to Raveneye's midsection.
Trua moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raveneye gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raveneye has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raveneye.
Raveneye throws a lazy right hand but Trua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raveneye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trua was well out of range. Poor timing from Raveneye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trua.
Trua scores with a leg kick.
Trua is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Trua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trua.
Trua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Trua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trua connects with a solid leg kick.
Raveneye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trua to score with a decent uppercut.
Raveneye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Trua.
Trua has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raveneye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trua punishes Raveneye's body with a nice straight punch.
Raveneye walks into a stiff left hand from Trua.
Trua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trua explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A lazy body kick from Raveneye
and Raveneye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trua throws a hook to the side of Raveneye's head but Raveneye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raveneye appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trua.
Trua lands a head shot.
Trua lands a jab to Raveneye's midsection.
Trua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trua misses with a few strikes there.
Raveneye has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trua.
Trua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Trua misses.
Trua is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raveneye had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Raveneye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raveneye looks to score with a jab to the body but Trua is just out of range.
Trua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trua misses with a body kick.
Trua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trua throws a body punch but Raveneye moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Raveneye misses its target.
Trua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raveneye will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Trua missing with a left hand there. Raveneye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raveneye is looking to counter punch.
Shotgun Trua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raveneye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trua can pounce on him.
Trua cracks the inside of Raveneye's front leg.
Raveneye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trua blocks a jab.
A combination from Trua does no damage.
And Raveneye counters with a quick kick to the body but Trua blocks it.
Trua tries to land a front kick but Raveneye steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trua throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shotgun Trua dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raveneye just misses with a punch to the body.
Trua's corner calls for a 1-2. Trua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trua tries a low kick but Raveneye avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Trua in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Raveneye has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trua.
Raveneye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trua moves away.
Trua scores with a leg kick.
Trua scores with the left hand. Raveneye knows he should have avoided that one.
Trua throws the left hand but Raveneye avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trua misses with a low kick as Raveneye jumps back.
Raveneye takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Trua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raveneye takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua misses with a straight right.
Trua scores with a jab to the head.
Trua connects with a leg kick. Raveneye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raveneye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trua can pounce on him.
Trua has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trua.
Raveneye needs to keep his hands up - Trua had a free shot at his head there.
Raveneye is looking to score with low kicks.
Raveneye slips under a jab.
Trua lands with a nice body kick.
Raveneye tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trua just misses with a punch to the body.
Trua missing with a left hand there. Raveneye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raveneye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trua scores with a hook to the body. Raveneye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raveneye avoids the body shot from Trua.
Raveneye is looking to counter punch.
Trua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raveneye.
Trua connects with a solid leg kick.
Trua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raveneye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A leg kick checked by Raveneye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raveneye.
Jab from Trua.
Raveneye is looking to wear down Trua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raveneye misses with a looping right.
Trua doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trua throws a hook but Raveneye avoids it easily.
Raveneye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trua.
Raveneye fires out a quick counter leg kick but Trua just manages to avoid it.
Trua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trua misses with a hook. Raveneye ducked under it nicely.
Raveneye ducks under a wild hook from Trua.
Trua scoring well with a low kick there.
Trua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trua throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Trua.
Raveneye's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Trua moves out of range as Raveneye throws a body kick.
Raveneye is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Trua's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Trua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raveneye.
Raveneye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trua delivers a nice body kick.
Raveneye throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trua catches Raveneye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raveneye takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trua misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shotgun Trua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Raveneye misses the shot to the body.
Shotgun Trua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raveneye manages to avoid it.
It looked like Raveneye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trua thumps Raveneye with a low kick.
Raveneye checks a leg kick.
Trua's corner calls for a 1-2. Trua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Trua.
Trua throws a leg kick but Raveneye moved away.
Raveneye is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Trua throws a sloppy head kick and Raveneye moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trua pushes Raveneye away with a front kick.
Trua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua misses with a hook.
Trua jabs Raveneye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trua jabs at Raveneye's body.
Trua scoring well with a low kick there.
Trua scores with a hook.
Trua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raveneye swings for the body but Trua moves out of range.
Raveneye throws a lazy right hand but Trua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raveneye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trua looks for the body kick but Raveneye saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Trua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trua lands a body shot.
Trua scores with a spinning back kick!
Trua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trua thows a body kick. Raveneye tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trua scores with a nice body kick.
Raveneye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raveneye ducks right into an uppercut from Trua.
Raveneye takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Raveneye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Trua misses.
Nice body kick there by Trua.
Raveneye looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raveneye dodges the punch combination from Trua.
Raveneye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raveneye lunges at Trua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trua's hand.
Trua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raveneye appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Raveneye to counter with a crisp jab.
Raveneye throws a low kick but Trua avoids it.
Trua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raveneye.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trua.
A jab lands there for Trua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raveneye connects with an inside leg kick.
Trua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raveneye's head.
Trua scores with a nice strike.
Raveneye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trua.
Odin Raveneye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Trua tenderised Raveneye's leg. Raveneye is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shotgun Trua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shotgun Trua!
Our winner, Shotgun Trua, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocherre Velassco (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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14 - 9 - 0 |
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188 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocherre Velassco!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flagg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Velassco misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Flagg was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flagg scores with a three punch combo!
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Velassco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velassco connects with a looping right hand.
Velassco misses with a straight right.
Velassco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Velassco moves in looking to clinch but Flagg pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flagg checks the leg kick.
Flagg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Flagg blocks a head kick by Velassco.
Flagg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velassco.
Velassco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velassco throws a hook to the side of Flagg's head but Flagg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flagg throws a sloppy body shot
and Velassco counters with a nice body kick.
Velassco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flagg avoids the head kick by Velassco.
Velassco throws the left hand but Flagg avoids the punch easily.
Velassco scores with a leg kick.
Flagg doesn't manage to clinch there - Velassco circles away.
Velassco was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Flagg misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velassco swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Velassco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velassco duly obliges.
Velassco walks into a left hand.
Velassco with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flagg misses with the combination.
Flagg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velassco ducks under a wild hook from Flagg.
Velassco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Velassco misses.
Flagg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velassco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flagg. Flagg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Velassco tries to clinch up
letting Flagg counter with a right hand.
Velassco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velassco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velassco throws a series of punches but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flagg throws an overhand right that lands on Velassco's shoulder, as Velassco tries to avoid the shot.
Velassco feints a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Flagg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flagg.
Flagg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velassco throws a leg kick but Flagg moved away.
Flagg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velassco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Velassco.
And Velassco responds with a good body kick, but Flagg manages to step out the way in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocherre Velassco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Flagg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Velassco misses with a leg kick.
Flagg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Velassco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flagg cracks Velassco with an open hand slap.
Velassco throws a lazy head kick
and Flagg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Velassco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Velassco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Velassco misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Flagg misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Flagg.
Flagg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flagg lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Flagg. Those never looked like landing.
Flagg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flagg lunges at Velassco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Velassco's hand.
Flagg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Velassco moves into the clinch successfully.
Velassco has a couple of punches blocked by Flagg.
Flagg avoiding damage as Velassco throws knees to the body.
Velassco misses with a punch to the body.
Flagg blocking some punches.
Flagg swings wildly with an uppercut but Velassco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flagg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velassco swings wildly with an uppercut but Flagg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flagg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flagg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velassco's elbow.
Velassco is leaning against Flagg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Velassco misses with the head strike.
Flagg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Velassco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flagg wants to get back to striking at distance but Velassco won't allow it.
Flagg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velassco lands a nice hook to Flagg's body. Flagg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velassco lands with a hook. Flagg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flagg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velassco looks to throw the jab but Flagg is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velassco thuds his right hand into Flagg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rocherre Velassco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velassco swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Velassco moves into the clinch successfully.
Velassco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Flagg misses with a body punch.
Flagg misses with some punches.
Velassco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Flagg misses with the head strike.
Velassco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velassco lands a good knee to the midsection. Flagg won't want to take too many of those.
Velassco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flagg avoids it.
Velassco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flagg backwards.
Velassco is struggling to control the position.
Flagg misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flagg as Velassco tries to tie him up.
Flagg manages to break the clinch.
Velassco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flagg misses with a right hand
and Velassco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Velassco misses with a low kick.
Velassco misses with a low kick.
Flagg appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocherre Velassco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Flagg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Velassco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Velassco tries to clinch up.
Flagg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Flagg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Velassco throws a head kick but Flagg moves out of range.
Velassco keeps the fight on the outside.
Flagg throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Velassco scores with a leg kick.
Velassco scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg misses with the combination.
Rocherre Velassco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flagg misses with a right hand
and Velassco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flagg clinches up with Velassco and pushes him back against the cage.
Velassco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flagg backwards.
Flagg prevents a body shot from Velassco.
A short uppercut from Velassco.
Velassco misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velassco.
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Velassco.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flagg as Velassco tries to tie him up.
Randall Flagg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velassco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flagg has a couple of punches blocked by Velassco.
Velassco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flagg managing to block the knees to the body from Velassco.
Flagg has had enough of the clinch but Velassco keeps him there for the moment.
Velassco scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velassco lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Velassco struggles to land a body shot inside as Flagg controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flagg.
Velassco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velassco landing knees to the head.
Flagg prevents a body shot from Velassco.
Flagg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velasscos head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Velassco.
Velassco misses with a body punch.
Flagg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flagg is leaning against Velassco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Flagg fails to land.
Velassco struggles to land a body shot inside as Flagg controls his hands.
Velassco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velassco trying to land knees to the body.
Flagg wants to break free but Velassco has control.
Velassco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flagg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velassco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velassco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flagg is keeping busy.
Flagg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velassco lands a good knee to the midsection. Flagg won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velassco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flagg backwards.
Come on Velassco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flagg working aggressively here.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Flagg fails to land.
Velassco lands a knee to the body.
Velassco has Flagg pushed against the cage.
Velassco pushes Flagg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velassco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flagg's elbow.
Flagg is looking to control Velassco's arms but Velassco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flagg has his back to the cage.
Flagg misses with a punch to the body.
Flagg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocherre Velassco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Velassco.
Velassco lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocherre Velassco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Velassco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocherre Velassco!
A very excited looking Rocherre Velassco 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Chyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chyn comes to the cage accompanied by Como Tudo Deve Ser . 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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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Chyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior is looking to slow Chyn down with leg kicks.
Junior has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chyn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
No luck for Chyn with that takedown attempt.
Chyn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Junior avoids it really well and circles away.
Junior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chyn with a body shot.
Junior has Chyn up against the cage in a clinch.
Junior has had enough of the clinch but Chyn keeps him there for the moment.
Junior lands a nice uppercut.
Junior lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior keeps control of Chyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior throws a shot to the body.
Junior thuds a left hand into Chyn's body.
Chyn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Junior's waist but Junior gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chyn off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Chyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior pushes Chyn up against the cage in a clinch.
Junior manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Junior. That's going to slow Chyn down.
Chyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Junior.
Chyn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chyn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Junior moves in looking to clinch but Chyn pushes him off.
Chyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Junior. Junior circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Junior throws a leg kick but Chyn moved away.
Junior looks for the body kick but Chyn saw that one coming.
Chyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Junior moves away.
A jab from Chyn does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chyn feinted with a counter takedown.
Junior throws a jab but it's blocked by Chyn.
An inside leg kick lands from Junior.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Chyn.
Junior misses with a low kick.
Chyn misses with a body shot.
Junior lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
Chyn feinted with a counter takedown.
Junior thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chyn if he has to take too many more of those.
Chyn shoots in looking for a takedown but Junior manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chyn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Junior replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chyn blocks it well.
Junior throws a leg kick but Chyn moved away.
Chyn tries for a takedown but Junior sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Junior drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chyn defends it well.
Jab, jab by Chyn - just one landing.
Junior throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chyn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chyn looks to land a combination but Junior avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chyn lands with a straight right. Junior didn't see that one coming.
Junior throws a push kick but Chyn slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Chyn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Junior looks to throw the jab but Chyn is out of range.
Junior throws a hook to the side of Chyn's head but Chyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Junior throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Junior.
Junior cracks the inside of Chyn's front leg.
Chyn lands a jab to the nose.
Chyn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Junior throws out a leg kick but Chyn moves out of range and Junior only half commits.
Chyn misses with a wild combination.
Junior tries to clinch but Chyn is having none of it.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chyn fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior tries to land a front kick but Chyn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Junior wants to land a leg kick but Chyn is out of range.
Chyn looks for a takedown but Junior sprawls well.
Chyn checks a low kick from Junior.
Chyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Junior.
Junior tries to land a front kick but Chyn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Junior dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chyn. That did some damage!
Chyn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Junior is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Junior keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chyn trying to control the action but Junior is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Junior misses
and Chyn counters with a straight right hand.
Junior throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Junior throws a front kick aimed at Chyn's knee but Chyn avoids it well.
Ryu Chyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior tries to move into range but Chyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chyn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Junior did well to prevent Chyn getting side control.
Junior is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chyn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chyn's back!
Junior scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chyn tries to roll but Junior sticks to his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Will Junior go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Chyn covering up well under a series of strikes from Junior.
Junior missing with strikes from the back.
Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior gets his hands free as Chyn looks to control.
Junior missing with strikes.
Junior is not going to allow Chyn to sit and survive in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chyn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Junior's guard. Nice work there by Chyn.
Chyn postures up.
Chyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryu Chyn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior looking to control but Chyn passes into half guard.
Junior slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Junior bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chyn's guard.
Chyn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Chyn from controlling successfully.
Junior wants to sweep here but Chyn controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chyn wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Junior is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chyn trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.
Chyn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junior is keeping the position for now.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Chyn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Junior seems keen to control Chyn's posture.
Junior controls Chyn momentarily but Chyn frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Junior has control of Chyn's left arm, preventing Chyn from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Junior is looking to clinch but Chyn is avoiding it.
Chyn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chyn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Junior did well to prevent Chyn getting side control.
Junior is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chyn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chyn's back!
Junior is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chyn up.
Junior is trying to stick to Chyn's back but Chyn is turning into Junior. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Junior's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chyn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Chyn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chyn misses with a few strikes there.
Junior throws a solid leg kick but Chyn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Junior.
Chyn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Chyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chyn's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Chyn. Those never looked like landing.
Junior connects with a leg kick. Chyn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chyn cracks Junior with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chyn misses with the combination.
Chyn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chyn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior is looking to slow Chyn down with leg kicks.
Chyn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chyn scores with a sloppy right hand. Junior should have avoided that one.
Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chyn.
Junior gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chyn throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Chyn from controlling successfully.
Junior is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Junior managing to control the position.
Chyn wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Junior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chyn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Junior is not content to let Chyn control the position.
Junior manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chyn is keen to just control but Junior is a slippery customer.
Junior is defending against the submission attempts here by Chyn.
Junior is doing well to control the position and prevent Chyn from advancing to side control.
Junior is looking to improve his position.
Junior trying to control but Chyn postures up.
Junior tries to roll over but Chyn keeps him under control.
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.
Chyn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Junior defends it well.
Junior wants to get back to full guard.
Junior is looking to control Chyn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Junior avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Junior throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chyn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Junior as he avoids it easily.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Chyn moves out of range easily.
Chyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Chyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Chyn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chyn 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Chyn!
A victorious Ryu Chyn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Craftt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Craftt!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Adabisi.
Craftt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Adabisi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Adabisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adabisi takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Adabisi.
Craftt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adabisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craftt with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craftt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craftt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adabisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Craftt.
Adabisi is looking to counter punch.
Craftt tries for a takedown but Adabisi circles away easily
and Adabisi counters by moving into the clinch.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Craftt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi managing to block the knees to the body from Craftt.
Craftt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adabisi's efforts to push away.
Adabisi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Craftt wants to stall.
Adabisi has a couple of punches blocked by Craftt.
Adabisi is looking to break free of the clinch but Craftt has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Adabisi.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Craftt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adabisi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adabisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Craftt.
Craftt is pushing Adabisi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adabisi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adabisi lands with a light punch inside.
Adabisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craftt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Adabisi counters with a straight right hand.
Craftt moves into range and clinches up with Adabisi.
Adabisi managing to block the knees to the body from Craftt.
Craftt tries to land knees in the clinch but Adabisi avoids the damage to the body.
Adabisi takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adabisi tries to break free but Craftt pushes him back against the cage.
Adabisi tries to break the clinch but Craftt is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craftt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Craftt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Craftt pushes off an throws an elbow but Adabisi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adabisi breaks the clinch.
Adabisi misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Craftt is defended easily by Adabisi.
A little feinted left hand from Adabisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Craftt instigates a clinch.
Craftt scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adabisi avoids it.
Craftt prevents Adabisi from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craftt.
Adabisi working aggressively here.
Craftt tries to work over Adabisi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adabisi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craftt's elbow.
Adabisi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craftt's elbow.
Adabisi struggles to land a body shot inside as Craftt controls his hands.
Adabisi is trying to break the clinch but Craftt is controlling him.
Adabisi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Craftt is keeping busy.
Craftt tries to land knees in the clinch but Adabisi avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon Adabisi will probably get the nod.
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.
Craftt shoots in but Adabisi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adabisi connects with a jab.
Craftt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adabisi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adabisi tries to keep at a distance but Craftt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adabisi tries to throw a body punch but Craftt avoids it by throwing Adabisi back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi has a couple of punches blocked by Craftt.
Craftt keeps control of Adabisi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adabisi swings wildly with an uppercut but Craftt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Craftt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi wants to break free but Craftt has control.
Adabisi misses with a body punch.
Adabisi breaks from the clinch.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craftt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adabisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Craftt as he connects with a hook.
Craftt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Craftt wants to clinch up but Adabisi keeps it at a distance.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Adabisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch but Adabisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craftt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt lands a high kick!
Craftt dives in and grabs Adabisi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adabisi pushes down on Craftt's head and hops out.
It looked like Adabisi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Craftt.
Craftt shoots in for a takedown but Adabisi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adabisi throws a jab but it's blocked by Craftt.
Craftt is looking to clinch.
Adabisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adabisi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Craftt misses with a takedown
and Adabisi counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin Craftt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craftt shoots in for a double leg but Adabisi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Craftt tries a head kick but it misses.
Craftt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craftt is breathing heavily.
Adabisi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adabisi cracks Craftt with a good jab.
Adabisi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Adabisi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Craftt - the referee stops the clock and Adabisi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Craftt. Adabisi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Craftt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adabisi is fending him off so far but Craftt persists. Nope, Adabisi circles away and we're back to standing.
Craftt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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Adabisi wants to control but Craftt postures up.
Craftt goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Adabisi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Craftt's guard! Nice work there by Adabisi!
Craftt looking for a sweep. Not yet Craftt, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Adabisi trying to move into half guard but instead Craftt has managed to sweep!
Craftt trying to control but Adabisi is working from the bottom.
Craftt passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craftt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adabisi keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adabisi dominated that second round.
That's time! Adabisi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adabisi connects with a body shot that sends Craftt's belly button to the back.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Craftt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adabisi tries to avoid it but Craftt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adabisi to the ground. Adabisi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Craftt or perhaps it was just good defense by Adabisi, which made it look bad.
It looked like Adabisi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Craftt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Craftt.
Craftt wants to clinch
and Adabisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craftt misses with a takedown
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craftt tries to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craftt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adabisi defends well and Craftt ends up having to push Adabisi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adabisi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Craftt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adabisi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Craftt is rocked!
Adabisi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Craftt is still on wobbly legs! Can Adabisi finish him?
Adabisi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Craftt with the counter takedown but Adabisi avoids it easily.
Craftt seems to have recovered his senses.
Craftt doesn't manage to clinch there - Adabisi circles away.
Craftt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adabisi jabs Craftt right on the nose. Craftt blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt has his takedown stuffed
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
Craftt slips under a jab.
Adabisi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Craftt can do to turn this around?
Adabisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Adabisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Craftt closes the distance and clinches up with Adabisi, looking for a takedown. Craftt pushes Adabisi against the cage but Adabisi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craftt moves to clinch but Adabisi breaks away
enabling Adabisi to counter with a crisp jab.
Adabisi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simon Adabisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craftt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin Craftt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craftt fails with a takedown attempt.
Adabisi is looking to counter the offense by Craftt and move into the clinch.
Craftt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craftt fails with the takedown
and Adabisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Craftt walks into a stiff left hand from Adabisi.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves away
and Adabisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adabisi throws a series of punches but Craftt moves out of range.
Craftt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adabisi lands with a big left! Craftt is wobbled badly! Adabisi comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Craftt to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Simon Adabisi!
Simon Adabisi retains his bantamweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Viale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Now I Lay Thee Down. Viale is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guns and Roses- Welcome to the jungle. Henrik Larsson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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174 lbs
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauro Viale!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viale tries to bum rush Larsson with a series of wild strikes but Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Viale misses the shot to the body.
Larsson throws a big counter combination but Viale scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Viale misses its intended target.
Larsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Viale.
Larsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Viale misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Viale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Viale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Larsson at a distance.
Viale misses with a few strikes there.
As Viale looks to move away, Larsson throws a big counter combo bu Viale just gets out of the way.
Larsson throws a hook but Viale avoids it easily.
Viale is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viale throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larsson.
Viale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson slips under a jab from Viale.
Viale misses with a double jab.
Larsson throwing a counter right hand but Viale manages to avoid it.
Larsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Viale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viale wants to break free but Larsson has control.
Larsson'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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Larsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viale's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Larsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Larsson misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viale.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Larsson prevents Viale from breaking the clinch.
Viale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on Larsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Viale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Viale controls his hands.
Larsson lands a right hand.
Larsson prevents Viale from breaking the clinch.
Viale wants to get back to striking at distance but Larsson won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Larsson.
Larsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viale blocks an uppercut.
Viale has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Larsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Viale can turn it around.
Viale being controlled against the cage.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Viale controls his hands.
Viale blocks an uppercut.
Larsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson pushes Viale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson stalling in the clinch.
Viale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viale blocks a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson scores with a shot to the side of Viale's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Larsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Larsson has Viale pushed against the cage.
Larsson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Viale.
Viale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Larsson has Viale pressed against the cage, preventing Viale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Larsson tries to throw a body punch but Viale avoids it by throwing Larsson back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Larsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Viale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Viale wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsson.
Larsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viale's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Viale controls his hands.
Viale wants to get back to striking at distance but Larsson won't allow it.
Viale blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Larsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viale has had enough of the clinch but Larsson keeps him there for the moment.
Larsson avoiding damage.
Viale misses with a punch to the body.
Viale is trying to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Viale blocks an uppercut.
Viale breaks from the clinch.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Viale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Viale misses.
Decent striking displayed by Viale there.
Viale missing with a left hand there. Larsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viale scores with a hook to the body. Larsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Viale misses with a body shot
and Larsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viale.
Viale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larsson.
Larsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Larsson is looking to clinch.
Viale doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Larsson.
Viale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Larsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Viale tries to clinch up.
Larsson misses with a body kick.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson moves into range and clinches up with Viale.
Larsson cracks Viale with a nice body shot.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Viale controls the action.
Larsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Viale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viale is trying to push Larsson away but Larsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Larsson as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Viale fails to land.
Larsson tries a body shot but Viale blocks it.
Viale blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Larsson.
Larsson is pushing Viale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A shot in the inside from Larsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsson wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Viale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viale working hard to break the clinch.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson just leaning against Viale, taking a breather.
Come on Larsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by Viale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Larsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Larsson.
Viale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larsson, right into the meat.
Viale lands the left hand.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Viale takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Viale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Larsson rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Viale finds it's way through Larsson's defenses.
Viale misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viale misses with a looping right.
Larsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Viale misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Viale misses the target.
Viale tries to bum rush Larsson with a series of wild strikes but Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Viale.
Larsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Viale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Viale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Larsson moves into range and clinches up with Viale.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Viale looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Larsson.
Larsson lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Viale.
Larsson tries a body shot but Viale blocks it.
Viale wants to break free but Larsson has control.
Viale prevents a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henrik Larsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Viale can't break the clinch.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Viale controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Viale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Come on Larsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is pushing Viale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Viale struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsson controls his hands.
Larsson is stalling here.
Mauro Viale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viale tries to circle away but Larsson has him pinned against the cage.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Viale wants to break free but Larsson has control.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Larsson prevents Viale from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Viale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viale is trying to break the clinch but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
Viale can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Viale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Viale is looking to break free of the clinch but Larsson has double underhooks.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike.
Larsson is stalling here.
Viale takes a shot to the head.
Viale struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsson controls his hands.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Larsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Larsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Museum of Monsters & Madmen for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Mauro Viale had this to say: 'Grandpa,.....congratulations for the victory, sure Grandma will be happy. Just an advice, please take off your pants below the armpits.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Thiago Tavares has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thiago Tavares seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Heggs.
Tavares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Tavares tenderised Heggs's leg. Heggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Heggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavares misses the target.
Heggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Heggs is looking for the big counter here.
Heggs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heggs throws a hook to the side of Tavares's head but Tavares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tavares on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tavares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Heggs is just out of range.
Heggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tavares can pounce on him.
Heggs misses with an uppercut.
Tavares connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs clinches up against the cage.
Heggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavares is looking to break free of the clinch but Heggs has double underhooks.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares staying out of range there.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Tavares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heggs momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Tavares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tavares.
Tavares misses with a hook. Heggs ducked under it nicely.
Heggs tests Tavares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tavares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heggs's sensitive parts.
Tavares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavares tries to score with a low kick but Heggs moves his leg out of the way.
Heggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Heggs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tavares.
Tavares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heggs flicks out a counter leg kick but Tavares steps away.
Tavares scores with a shot to the body.
Heggs wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Tavares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heggs's hands.
Tavares misses with a double jab
and Heggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tavares thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Tavares.
A shot to the body from Tavares misses
and Heggs counters by clinching up.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heggs has Tavares pressed against the cage, preventing Tavares from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tavares breaks from the clinch.
Heggs looks to land a combination but Tavares avoids it well.
Tavares lands an overhand right.
Heggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
Heggs feints a counter leg kick.
Heggs clinches up with Tavares and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Heggs.
Heggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tavares up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Heggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heggs working aggressively here.
Heggs pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heggs.
Heggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavares misses with a low kick as Heggs jumps back.
Tavares sets himself, and Heggs steps forward looking for the clinch! Tavares avoids it this time.
Heggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Tavares getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heggs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tavares - the referee stops the clock and Heggs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tavares. Heggs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick
and Heggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heggs needs to keep his hands up - Tavares had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Heggs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tavares lands a nice shot that snaps Heggs's head back.
Tavares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tavares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Heggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Tavares misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heggs slips under a jab.
Heggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tavares connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
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!
Tavares misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares cracks Heggs with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tavares has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Heggs to stand back up!
Heggs is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Tavares ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Heggs clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Tavares!
Thiago Tavares retains his heavyweight title!
Thiago Tavares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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