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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between TY Lanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lanni comes to the cage accompanied by Trumpets And Angels-Falling from the Skys. Freedom has chosen Star Spangled Banner as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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23
167 lbs
3 - 7 - 1 |
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175 cm
46
162 lbs
29 - 34 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TY Lanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 34 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chip Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Freedom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Freedom punishes Lanni's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Freedom.
Lanni pushes Freedom up against the cage in a clinch.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Lanni avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lanni obliges.
Lanni really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Freedom blocks an elbow strike from Lanni.
Lanni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Chip Freedom has been cut.
Lanni throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Freedom stalling in the clinch but Lanni improves position.
Freedom avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Freedom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lanni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lanni missing with knees to the body.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
Freedom dodges an elbow strike from Lanni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Freedom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freedom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Freedom avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Freedom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
Freedom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Freedom gets through Lanni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Freedom avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Lanni lands a nice elbow.
Lanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
Freedom takes an elbow to the temple.
Lanni lands an elbow that stopped Freedom in his tracks for a moment.
Lanni lands an elbow inside that Freedom shrugs off.
Freedom throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanni throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Freedom looking to slow down the pace here.
Lanni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lanni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lanni landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Freedom.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lanni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Freedom's brow.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Freedom avoids the damage to the body.
Freedom is trying to stall.
Freedom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freedom misses with a knee strike.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lanni is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lanni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freedom taking a breather.
Lanni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Lanni in his tracks for a moment.
Freedom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lanni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lanni missing with knees to the body.
Freedom dodges an elbow strike from Lanni.
Lanni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freedom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freedom misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Freedom to work.
Freedom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lanni missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
Lanni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freedom seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Freedom is looking to control Lanni's arms but Lanni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freedom has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freedom avoids a wild elbow strike from Lanni.
Freedom looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chip Freedom.
Freedom cracks Lanni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Freedom avoids the elbow strike from Lanni, against the cage.
Freedom avoids a wild elbow strike from Lanni.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Freedom avoids the damage to the body.
Freedom looking to slow down the pace here.
Lanni throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TY Lanni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chip Freedom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Freedom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lanni under the eye.
Lanni instigates a clinch.
Freedom avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Freedom stalling the fight.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike from Lanni.
Lanni has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lanni as Freedom tries to tie him up.
Lanni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lanni as Freedom tries to tie him up.
Freedom lands a left hand.
Lanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Freedom lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
Freedom avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Freedom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lannis head.
Lanni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freedom can do to turn this around?
Freedom looking to slow down the pace here.
Lanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Freedom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freedom throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Freedom - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lanni pushes off an throws an elbow but Freedom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lanni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freedom stalling against the cage.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Freedom lands a right hand.
Freedom blocks the elbow strike.
Freedom misses with an elbow strike.
Freedom effectively controlling the action here.
Freedom pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lanni misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lanni up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chip Freedom.
Lanni closes the distance and clinches.
Freedom avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Freedom blocks the elbow strike.
Lanni pushes off an throws an elbow but Freedom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Freedom is looking to control Lanni's arms but Lanni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freedom has his back to the cage.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Freedom avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Freedom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Freedom scores with a shot to the side of Lanni's head.
TY Lanni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freedom has Lanni pushed against the cage.
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!
Freedom is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chip Freedom.
Freedom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lanni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freedom looking to stall.
Freedom looking to throw knees to the head but Lanni is blocking nicely.
Freedom avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lanni is keeping busy.
Lanni lands a nice elbow.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Freedom avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Freedom avoids the damage to the body.
Freedom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Freedom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Freedom managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
Freedom controlling the action here for a moment.
Freedom misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike.
Freedom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lanni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lanni crunches a lovely knee into Freedom's ribcage.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Freedom scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Freedom lands an uppercut.
Freedom dodges an elbow strike from Lanni.
Freedom is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lanni as Freedom tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lanni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chip Freedom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chip Freedom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Freedom.
Lanni blocks a head kick by Freedom.
Lanni went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lanni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Freedom stalling in the clinch but Lanni improves position.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
Lanni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lanni is defending well for now.
Freedom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Freedom managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike from Lanni.
Lanni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freedom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Freedom managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
Freedom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lanni up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lanni.
The referee is keeping an eye on Freedom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lanni pushes off an throws an elbow but Freedom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Freedom managing to block the knees to the body from Lanni.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lanni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Freedom's brow.
Freedom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lanni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Freedom avoids the elbow strike from Lanni, against the cage.
Freedom stalling the fight.
Lanni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Freedom just leaning against Lanni, taking a breather.
Freedom stalling in the clinch.
Freedom trying to land knees to the body.
Lanni throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Lanni misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
Lanni missing with knees to the body.
Lanni throws an elbow that misses.
Lanni misses with an elbow over the top.
Freedom blocks the elbow strike.
Lanni trying to land knees to the body.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Lanni avoids the damage to the body.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Lanni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Freedom looking to stall.
Freedom is looking to control Lanni's arms but Lanni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freedom has his back to the cage.
Freedom is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Lanni has denied him.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Freedom avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lanni avoids a wild elbow strike from Freedom.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lanni as Freedom tries to tie him up.
Freedom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freedom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lanni's face.
It looks like TY Lanni has been cut.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lanni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lanni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freedom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike from Lanni.
Lanni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Freedom avoids the elbow strike from Lanni, against the cage.
Freedom avoids the elbow strike from Lanni, against the cage.
Lanni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lanni pushes off an throws an elbow but Freedom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Freedom stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lanni as Freedom tries to tie him up.
Freedom tries to stall but Lanni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Freedom.
Nice elbow from Lanni.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lanni.
Lanni takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Freedom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Freedom stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lanni as Freedom tries to tie him up.
Lanni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lanni misses with an elbow over the top.
Lanni blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lanni throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Freedom obliges.
Freedom working Lanni over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
TY Lanni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lanni 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TY Lanni!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, TY Lanni made sure he mentioned Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck - AC/DC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Antonio Vegata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
25 - 24 - 1 |
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31
140 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Vegata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manus Grant!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant instigates a clinch.
Vegata looking to stall.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant lands a nice shot to the body.
Vegata connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
Vegata slowing the pace effectively.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Vegata controls his hands.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Grant.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grant.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vegata blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vegata's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Come on Vegata - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vegata avoids a wild elbow strike from Grant.
Vegata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegata managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Vegata misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
Vegata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant leaning against his opponent.
Grant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vegata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant lands a good knee to the midsection. Vegata won't want to take too many of those.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Vegata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grant avoids it.
Grant working Vegata over with knees to the body.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Vegata improves position.
Grant scores a nice knee to the body.
Grant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into Vegata's ribcage.
Vegata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vegata is trying to maintain a safe position but Grant gets an underhook and turns Vegata into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vegata obliges.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegata taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Vegata blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Grant.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Vegata improves position.
Grant seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Grant effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant presses Vegata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vegata being controlled against the cage.
Grant lands a nice uppercut.
Vegata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vegata has Grant pushed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata trying to land knees to the body.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Vegata improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manus Grant.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegata manages to avoid it.
Vegata tries to counter by clinching up but Grant breaks away and moves out of range.
Grant is looking to chop away at Vegata's legs.
Vegata tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Vegata was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vegata cracks the inside of Grant's front leg.
Vegata avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant clinches up with Vegata and pushes him back against the cage.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vegata.
Vegata tries a knee to the head but Grant blocks it.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grant taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Grant works on Vegata's body with a couple of short punches.
Vegata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant pushes Vegata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vegata missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vegata is defending well for now.
Vegata tries to land a knee to the head but Grant blocks with his arms.
Grant tries a body shot but Vegata blocks it.
Grant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Grant digs a good body shot into Vegata's ribs.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manus Grant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vegata clinches.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vegata turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grant. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A shot to the body from Grant misses
letting Vegata counter with a right hand.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegata avoids the head kick by Grant.
Vegata wants to clinch.
Vegata closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Grant.
Vegata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manus Grant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grant lands a nice shot to the body.
Grant misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grant scores with a hook to the body.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Vegata.
Vegata blocks the elbow strike.
Grant lands a left hand.
Vegata misses with a knee to the head.
Grant works on Vegata's body with a couple of short punches.
Grant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Antonio Vegata has been cut.
Grant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Grant.
Vegata tries to stall but Grant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grant is looking to control Vegata's arms but Vegata gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grant has his back to the cage.
Grant wants to break free but Vegata has control.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vegata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vegata fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant delivers a nice body kick.
Grant lands a nice looking body shot.
Antonio Vegata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vegata walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grant.
Vegata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grant, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Vegata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vegata tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grant manages to circle out of the way.
Grant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vegata. Vegata circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Grant catches Vegata right on the button with a cross.
Vegata takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vegata is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Vegata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
Grant has Vegata pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Vegata is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Grant - that's hurt Vegata badly! Oh, another knee lands and Vegata is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Vegata doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Manus Grant!
An out of breath Manus Grant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Craftt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
145 lbs
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140 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Craftt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Soares!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares misses with a hook
and Craftt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Craftt manages to break the clinch.
Soares misses with an uppercut. Craftt saw that one coming.
Craftt avoids the body shot from Soares.
Craftt gets a clinch.
Craftt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soares has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Craftt.
It looks like Lucas Soares has been cut.
Soares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craftt lands an elbow that stopped Soares in his tracks for a moment.
Soares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Craftt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craftt working Soares over with knees to the body.
Soares is trying to break the clinch but Craftt has him pressed against the cage.
Craftt scores a nice knee to the body.
Soares tries to break free but Craftt pushes him back against the cage.
Craftt has Soares pressed against the cage, preventing Soares from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares wants to break free but Craftt has control.
Craftt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soares in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Craftt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Lucas Soares's cut even more.
Craftt lands an elbow just above Soares 's eye.
Soares is trying to force a seperation but Craftt has the dominant position.
Stalling in the clinch from Craftt.
Soares breaks from the clinch.
Craftt scores with a takedown into Soares's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craftt prevents Soares from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares can't keep his opponent in guard - Craftt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Craftt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Soares sees it coming and defends easily.
Soares is trying to stand up here but Craftt is controlling him well.
We've been informed that Soares has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soares can do anything to dispel that myth.
Craftt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Soares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Craftt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soares looks like he's trying to stand up.
Soares is not content to let Craftt control the position.
Craftt stops Soares from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Craftt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Soares has managed to free his arm - good work.
Craftt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Craftt prevents Soares from standing back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Craftt is working for a submission of some sort.
Craftt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craftt is looking for a kimura but Soares is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Craftt to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Craftt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Soares's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Craftt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Craftt lands with a kick to the temple. Soares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Craftt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Soares's waist but Soares gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Craftt off to one side.
Soares lands a glancing blow to the side of Craftt's head.
Martin Craftt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craftt has Soares up against the cage in a clinch.
Soares is trying to push Craftt away but Craftt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Craftt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Lucas Soares's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craftt landing knees to the body.
Craftt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Craftt slows down the pace here.
Soares throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soares throws a punch but it's blocked by Craftt.
Soares is looking to break free of the clinch but Craftt has double underhooks.
Craftt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Craftt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Craftt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soares's defenses.
Soares looking to stall.
Soares is trying to break free.
Soares can't break the clinch.
Soares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Craftt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares stuffs the takedown attempt from Craftt. Craftt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Craftt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Soares misses.
Craftt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soares defends well and Craftt ends up having to push Soares into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soares feints the counter takedown.
Lucas Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craftt clinches with his opponent.
Craftt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craftt closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Craftt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Soares has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares takes a shot to the head.
Lucas Soares's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Craftt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soares in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Craftt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Craftt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lucas Soares's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Martin Craftt!
Martin Craftt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beat It. Asher Lee told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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41
149 lbs
36 - 25 - 2 |
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45
154 lbs
48 - 37 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws out a loose jab but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Dog throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Dog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Lee responds with a good body kick, but Dog manages to step out the way in time.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Dog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Dog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dog takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee cracks Dog with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Dog slips the punch.
Dog throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dog.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asher Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dog scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Dog postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dog drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dog jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dog passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dog is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dog trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Dog tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lee's legs.
Lee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lee is trying to control Dog's posture but Dog avoids it.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard.
Dog working away.
Dog tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dog's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee is staying active underneath Dog, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dog trying to mount his opponent but Lee defends it.
Dog is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dog misses with a looping left.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that round.
That's time! Dog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
No joy there for Dog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dog lands a two punch combo.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crazy Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Lee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dog with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dog misses with a two punch combination.
Dog digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Crazy Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dog works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dog is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dog trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dog is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Dog in his half guard.
Dog working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lee's thigh. Lee counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dog sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dog with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to sweep here but Dog controlling him for the moment.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dog accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Dog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
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.
Dog connects with the punch.
Dog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Dog.
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Lee throws a counter combo.
Dog walks into a jab.
Dog lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee defending well as Dog loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dog misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Dog.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee defending well as Dog loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Dog shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Dog keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dog slips under a jab.
Donk. Dog catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Dog walks into a left hand.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Dog slips the punch.
Dog avoids the head kick by Lee.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Dog throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Dog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Dog fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Dog.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dog's hands.
Dog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dog digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Dog backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Dog manages to avoid it all.
Asher Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dog.
Dog throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee sizes up Dog with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Dog moves away and avoids it.
Dog walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Dog's defenses.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dog.
Lee throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Dog's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dog duly obliges.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Dog throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dog doesn't seem phased though.
Dog throws a big shot that misses.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Dog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Dog counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dog.
Dog closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dog lands in his opponent's guard.
Dog might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dog's thigh. Dog counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dog looking for a sweep. Not yet Dog, not yet.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dog is adopting a defensive guard.
Crazy Dog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dog looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Dog has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asher Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dog 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Dog!
An out of breath Crazy Dog thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lonely Boy - The Black Keys. Bruce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Migos-Y.R.H. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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32
168 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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26
161 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus lands a head shot.
Bruce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirus.
Cirus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cirus avoids it.
Cirus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce scores a nice knee to the body.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirus avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cirus avoids it.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
Cirus blocking some punches.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cirus managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Cirus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bruce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirus.
Bruce unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cirus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cirus avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirus.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
Bruce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cirus is defending well for now.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirus avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
Cirus blocks an uppercut.
Cirus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cirus tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cirus managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Cirus managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cirus can't get the takedown.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Cirus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirus managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus wants a takedown but no success here.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirus avoids the damage to the body.
Cirus avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirus.
Cirus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirus.
Cirus avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
Cirus blocking some punches.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirus avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cirus avoids it.
Bruce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a good knee to the midsection. Cirus won't want to take too many of those.
Cirus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
Cirus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bruce is defending well.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Cirus.
Cirus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirus avoids the damage to the body.
Cirus managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirus avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirus can't get the takedown.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Cirus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Cirus uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bruce dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bruce moves in looking to clinch but Cirus pushes him off.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cirus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cirus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cirus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cirus swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cirus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cirus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruce defends it nicely.
And Bruce tries to counter it with a takedown but Cirus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cirus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus landing a few strikes.
Cirus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cirus lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Cirus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Cirus.
Bruce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruce pushes Cirus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cirus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Cirus.
Cirus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bruce avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cirus.
Bruce takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bruce defending against the ground and pound.
Cirus misses with the ground and pound.
Bruce is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cirus is controlling him well.
The referee asks Cirus politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cirus prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bruce takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ground and pound from Cirus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirus scoring with punches and elbows.
Bruce is rocked!
Cirus in side control, throwing shots but Bruce defends.
Bruce is still in real trouble! Can Cirus finish him?
Cirus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bruce is avoiding damage well.
Check out the look on Cirus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cirus lands a strong strike to the head of Bruce. That's dazed him! Cirus looking to finish here. Bruce is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Cirus lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Cirus!
Tom Cirus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Leo Bruce was interviewed post fight and said 'got out skilled but it was a great match.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viper Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince comes to the cage accompanied by Don Trip-Feelin like mike. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viper Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bishop throwing shots but Prince is blocking nicely.
Bishop takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bishop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Prince dodges it nicely.
Bishop looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bishop missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Prince dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Prince is defending well.
Bishop is still trying to improve position.
Prince blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bishop.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prince really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prince is trying to stand back up but Bishop is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bishop gets the takedown into side control.
Prince is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy Rio, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bishop throws an elbow but Prince slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bishop creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Prince sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bishop is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Prince's shoulder. That is not cool.
Let's hope that Bishop has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
Bishop throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bishop landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bishop taking a breather here.
Bishop's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
Bishop trying to control the position but Prince is working away.
Bishop in side control lands a decent elbow.
Prince takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bishop throwing strikes but Prince manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Prince throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bishop works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Prince thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bishop gets back to full guard.
Prince has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bishop pulls Prince in close to prevent any damage.
Our spies down at at The Warehouse inform us that Bishop has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Prince throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prince keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Bishop dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop drives through with a takedown into guard.
Prince manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bishop gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop winds up and cracks Prince with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bryan Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Prince tries to kick Bishop off but Bishop keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Prince taking some punishment here, with Bishop in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prince is staying active underneath Bishop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Prince is trying to stand back up but Bishop is controlling him
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Prince is trying to stand.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Prince does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bishop seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Prince is refusing to be controlled, as Bishop sits in half guard.
Bishop might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Prince haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two 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.
Bishop lands a big elbow - Prince is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bishop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Bishop!
Bryan Bishop thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Viper Prince had this to say: 'Guess the gods chose it to be the other guys night.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bourque has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rosen Strasser's chin.
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159 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bourque misses.
Strasser misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Strasser misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bourque has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Strasser.
Bourque misses with an uppercut. Strasser saw that one coming.
Strasser is looking to counter with a body kick.
Strasser scores with a jab.
Strasser misses with a low kick.
Bourque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bourque punishes Strasser's body with a nice straight punch.
Strasser on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strasser looks to land a left hand but Bourque moved out of range nicely.
Strasser slips under a jab.
Bourque throws a lazy right hand but Strasser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strasser avoids the body shot from Bourque.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bourque checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Bourque has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Strasser fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bourque is out of range.
Strasser tries a head kick but it misses.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourque swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
Bourque scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strasser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strasser swats away the attempt to clinch by Bourque.
Bourque avoids the head kick by Strasser.
Bourque takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Strasser looks to land a combination. Bourque sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Strasser misses with a body kick.
Bourque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strasser takes one on the button.
Bourque throws a left and a right that both miss
and Strasser counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bourque's knee momentarily.
Bourque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bourque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strasser manages to avoid it.
Strasser misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strasser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strasser looks to land a combination. Bourque sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strasser circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strasser throws out the jab.
Strasser throws a head kick that misses.
Bourque throws a nice looking combination but Strasser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strasser cracks Bourque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strasser walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bourque checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strasser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An inside leg kick from Strasser misses.
Bourque gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strasser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch but Strasser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bourque missing with a left hand there. Strasser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bourque doesn't manage to clinch there - Strasser circles away.
A jab from Strasser finds it's way through Bourque's defenses.
Bourque walks into a jab.
Strasser throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bourque!
Strasser bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bourque's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser swinging wildly here.
Bourque with a nice cross.
A left and a right from Bourque both land. Nice combination.
Strasser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Strasser lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Strasser tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Strasser.
Bourque fails to land with a series of punches.
Strasser throws a lazy head kick
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourque loads up on a big right hand but Strasser slips the punch.
Strasser throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strasser.
It seemed like Bourque was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strasser.
Bourque lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strasser slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
A leg kick checked by Bourque.
Bourque swinging wildly here.
Strasser throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bourque.
Strasser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strasser walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strasser misses with a wild combination.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Strasser's shoulder, as Strasser tries to avoid the shot.
Strasser throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bourque throws a body shot but no joy.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strasser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourque scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strasser lands with a slapping head kick.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Strasser avoids nicely.
Strasser dips to his left and cracks Bourque with an uppercut!
Strasser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strasser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Rosen Strasser 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.
Bourque tries to bum rush Strasser with a series of wild strikes but Strasser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strasser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Bourque blocks a head kick by Strasser.
Strasser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bourque throws a series of strikes that have Strasser backpedaling.
Rosen Strasser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strasser connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bourque scrambles back to his feet.
Strasser feints and then cracks Bourque's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bourque down.
Rosen Strasser is winning the standup battle so far.
Strasser fails to land with a series of punches.
Strasser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strasser slips under a jab.
Bourque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strasser misses with a leg kick.
Rosen Strasser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strasser chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourque misses with a looping right.
Bourque misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Bourque lands.
Strasser misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
Bourque throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser tries to bum rush Bourque with a series of wild strikes but Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strasser takes one to the side of the head.
Strasser misses the shot to the body.
Strasser blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Bourque.
Strasser scores with a jab.
Strasser cracks Bourque with a good jab.
Bourque throws a jab when Strasser was well out of range.
Strasser on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strasser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bourque ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strasser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strasser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Strasser throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
Bourque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strasser.
Strasser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a right hand that Strasser ducks under and follows up with a left that Strasser also avoids with ease.
Strasser misses with a body shot.
A combination from Strasser does no damage.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
Bourque throws a jab when Strasser was well out of range.
Strasser ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Strasser lands with a thumping leg kick.
Strasser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourque scores with a crisp jab that stopped Strasser in his tracks.
Strasser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strasser misses with a straight left.
Strasser looks for the body kick but Bourque saw that one coming.
Bourque takes one to the chin there.
Strasser moves away from the strike by Bourque.
Bourque connects with a body shot.
Bourque throws a hook but Strasser avoids it easily.
Strasser thuds his shin into the meat of Bourque's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a right hand that Strasser ducks under and follows up with a left that Strasser also avoids with ease.
Strasser walks into a left hand.
Bourque misses with a hook.
Bourque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Bourque backs away, Strasser returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Strasser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Strasser lands a nice looking body shot.
Strasser throws a head kick but Bourque moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Bourque misses.
Bourque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque lands a two punch combo.
Strasser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourque.
Strasser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strasser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strasser thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Strasser backs off Bourque throws a huge counter combo but Strasser manages to avoid it all.
Strasser takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourque checks a low kick from Strasser.
Strasser moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
Bourque connects with a nice looking jab.
Strasser is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strasser.
Oh Strasser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bourque throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Strasser's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Bourque dives in looking to finish as Strasser flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Bourque's strikes! Bourque is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Strasser's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Strasser was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Bourque!
Our winner, Paul Bourque, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly is looking to score with low kicks.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Leonard throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Leonard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Leonard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Leonard moves into the clinch successfully.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Leonard.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly avoiding damage as Leonard throws knees to the body.
Leonard tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Leonard back against the cage.
Leonard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reilly or not.
Leonard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reilly's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reilly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Leonard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reilly is struggling to control the position.
Reilly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
Leonard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reilly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leonard's head.
Leonard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly is looking to counter with head kicks.
Reilly tried to score with a low kick but Leonard checks it.
Leonard tries to counter by closing the distance.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Leonard throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Leonard. That snapped Reilly's head back.
Leonard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard trying to control the position but Reilly is working away.
Reilly parries the strikes from Leonard easily there. Leonard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reilly to escape.
Reilly dodges the ground and pound from Leonard.
The strikes coming from Leonard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Reilly defending against the ground and pound.
Leonard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reilly is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leonard scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reilly keeps working.
Reilly avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Leonard.
Reilly defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands an elbow.
Leonard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Leonard grinds an elbow into Reilly's temple.
We've been hearing good reports from Reilly's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Leonard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reilly sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Leonard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonard tries to score with some ground and pound. Reilly controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Leonard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Leonard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leonard trying to control the position but Reilly is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Leonard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reilly sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Leonard in side control, throwing shots but Reilly defends.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leonard takes one to the side of the head.
Leonard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reilly looks for the body kick but Leonard saw that one coming.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Leonard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly moves out of range as Leonard strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reilly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leonard blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Leonard staying out of range there.
Leonard lands with an uppercut that bounces Reilly off the cage and back into range.
Reilly misses with a body kick.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Leonard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Leonard misses.
Reilly thuds his shin into the meat of Leonard's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leonard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leonard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly throws a shot from downtown. Leonard moves away and avoids it.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Leonard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reilly counters with a big head kick but Leonard shrugs it off.
Reilly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Leonard looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
A slow jab from Leonard misses its intended target.
Reilly slips under a jab from Leonard.
Reilly tries to work over Leonard's front leg with a kick but Leonard checks it.
Reilly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leonard scores with a decent looking hook.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Leonard is avoiding it.
Leonard clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leonard pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly manages to break the clinch.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonard.
Reilly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leonard will feel that in the morning.
Reilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reilly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leonard defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Leonard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reilly swivels and escapes.
Leonard throws a good cross that connects.
Leonard throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly throws a shot to the body.
Leonard sizes up Reilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
Ray Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Leonard.
Leonard missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leonard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leonard passes into half guard.
Leonard trying to control the action but Reilly is working from the bottom.
Leonard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Leonard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leonard throwing shots but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Reilly is looking to control Leonard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reilly avoid being mounted?
Leonard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reilly defending well though.
Reilly tries to get to full guard but Leonard has control of the leg.
Leonard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A good leg kick by Reilly.
Leonard throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leonard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Reilly scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reilly lands a head kick!
Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Leonard tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonard misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leonard checks a leg kick.
Reilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly misses with a two punch combination.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Leonard moves out of range easily.
Leonard misses with a left hand
and Reilly counters with a good low kick that Leonard was not able to check.
Reilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard lands a right hook to the body.
Reilly connects with a jab.
Leonard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reilly's half guard.
Leonard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leonard seems to be working for a kimura but Reilly defends the submission attempt.
Leonard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reilly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leonard.
Reilly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leonard.
Reilly tries to get to full guard but Leonard has control of the leg.
Ray Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nuriel Leonard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leonard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leonard uses his free foot to push down on Reilly's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reilly.
Nuriel Leonard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leonard content just to control the position here.
Reilly is in all sorts of trouble here.
Leonard unloads with some shots from mount but Reilly bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throwing strikes but Reilly uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leonard lands a nice short elbow.
Leonard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leonard trying to control the pace.
Leonard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reilly keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Leonard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Leonard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reilly is looking to improve his position.
Leonard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leonard misses with a looping right.
Leonard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leonard with a nice cross.
Leonard lands an overhand right.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Leonard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Leonard. Those never looked like landing.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Leonard manages to avoid it.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leonard stuns Reilly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuriel Leonard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leonard 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuriel Leonard!
Nuriel Leonard opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobalt Khalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khalil's choice of entrance music: The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk. Cobalt Khalil has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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30
142 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
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
24 - 7 - 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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobalt Khalil!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adabisi leaves Khalil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adabisi is looking to counter punch.
Adabisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalil manages to avoid it.
Khalil let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adabisi ducks under a wild hook from Khalil.
Khalil falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
Adabisi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khalil, as that shot connected.
Adabisi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khalil.
Simon Adabisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi blocks a jab.
Adabisi jabs at Khalil's body.
Cobalt Khalil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adabisi looks to land a combination but Khalil avoids it well.
Khalil lands a two punch combo.
Adabisi dodges the punch combination from Khalil.
Khalil lands a right hook to the body.
Khalil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adabisi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adabisi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalil wants to stand but Adabisi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Adabisi is controlling Khalil's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Adabisi wants to improve his position but Khalil is controlling well.
Khalil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adabisi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khalil is working away from the top position though.
Khalil seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adabisi is looking for a sweep. Khalil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khalil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khalil looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khalil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adabisi rushes Khalil and presses him up against the cage.
Adabisi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Adabisi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobalt Khalil.
Adabisi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khalil back to the cage. Adabisi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khalil does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adabisi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Adabisi. That snapped Khalil's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cobalt Khalil will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adabisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khalil loads up on a big right hand but Adabisi slips the punch.
Adabisi with a nice cross.
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Khalil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adabisi dodges the punch combination from Khalil.
A little feinted left hand from Adabisi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalil misses with a combination
and Adabisi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Cobalt Khalil has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi scores with a hook.
Khalil connects with a body shot that sends Adabisi's belly button to the back.
Adabisi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khalil to score with a decent uppercut.
Adabisi lands with a big left! Khalil is wobbled badly! Adabisi comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Khalil to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Simon Adabisi!
Simon Adabisi retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wango Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tango has chosen Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wango Tango!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares lands a lovely overhand right.
Tango tries to keep at a distance but Tavares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tango trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Tango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tango tries to stall but Tavares uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tango misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tavares misses with some punches.
Tango blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tango lands a nice elbow.
Tango swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tango tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tango controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tango throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavares.
Tavares digs a right hand into Tango's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tango's gas tank.
Tavares throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Tavares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tavares misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares avoiding damage as Tango throws knees to the body.
Tavares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tango avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Tango.
Tavares avoiding damage as Tango throws knees to the body.
Tavares lands a body shot.
Tango looks winded!
Tavares lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavares lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Tavares'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.
Tavares pushes Tango against the cage. Tavares is working some dirty boxing. Tavares pushes off with a quick right hook! Tango goes down! Tango tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tavares moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Tavares!
Thiago Tavares retains his super heavyweight title!
Thiago Tavares seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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