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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walood Kassab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fergal Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kassab might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Merauder - Life Is Pain. This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walood Kassab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fergal Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassab dives in and scores a takedown into Murphy's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kassab stands up over Murphy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kassab is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kassab is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kassab postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kassab throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kassab works over Murphy with some ground and pound from guard.
Murphy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kassab can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kassab working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Kassab lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've been hearing good reports from Kassab'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.
Murphy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kassab can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kassab landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassab lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kassab is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kassab scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kassab postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kassab postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kassab working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murphy is rocked!
Kassab arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Murphy's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Walood Kassab!
Post fight, Walood Kassab took to the microphone: 'I tore a muscle out on the dock a couple days ago but I didn't want to pull out of the fight. I pushed forward and it paid off. Thank you Brazil.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horatius Cocles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horatius Cocles!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cocles is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cocles is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anderson Gracie!
Anderson Gracie spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papas Kanamun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sims kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get Busy. Papas Kanamun looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Papas Kanamun!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanamun has a takedown stuffed.
Kanamun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kanamun throws a leg kick
and Sims cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sims lands a left and a right that send Kanamun crashing to the mat, dazed. Sims thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kanamun is rocked!
Papas Kanamun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanamun clinches with his opponent.
Kanamun is still on wobbly legs! Can Sims finish him?
Sims unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kanamun! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sims is unloading with more strikes now! Kanamun drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Sims!
Simon Sims 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maellan Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome To The Jungle. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rowan's choice of entrance music: Sunday Bloody Sunday. Maellan Rowan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Augusto Azevedo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maellan Rowan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Azevedo.
Azevedo has an Americana. Rowan didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Azevedo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Azevedo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Augusto Azevedo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Augusto Azevedo made sure he mentioned Conquer, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson's entrance music is Top Dogz. A fine choice. Sepulveda has chosen Xibalba - Madre Mia as his entrance music. Alejandro Sepulveda will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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151 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magnus Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda throws a nice looking combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sepulveda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sepulveda misses with a series of wild punches.
Sepulveda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sepulveda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sepulveda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepulveda misses with a combination
and Karlsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sepulveda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karlsson pulls his head out easily.
Sepulveda actively working from the bottom here.
Karlsson trying to control from half guard but Sepulveda is working away.
Sepulveda actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sepulveda looking for submissions off his back.
Sepulveda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karlsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sepulveda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karlsson content to control rather than advance.
Karlsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda is looking to escape.
Sepulveda actively working from the bottom here.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but Sepulveda defending well.
Karlsson drops an elbow to the side of Sepulveda's head.
Sepulveda tries to roll over but Karlsson keeps him under control.
Karlsson is pressing down on Sepulveda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sepulveda is holding on for now.
Karlsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sepulveda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karlsson winds up and cracks Sepulveda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson not doing much here.
Karlsson working Sepulveda over with strikes.
Sepulveda manages to get to full guard.
Karlsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karlsson controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karlsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Karlsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karlsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sepulveda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karlsson has managed to get both his arms back between Sepulveda's legs - danger averted.
Karlsson passes Sepulveda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karlsson is taking a breather. Sepulveda says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sepulveda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karlsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sepulveda actively working from the bottom here.
Sepulveda looking for submissions off his back.
Karlsson is looking for a kimura but Sepulveda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karlsson to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda looking for submissions off his back.
Karlsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Karlsson.
Karlsson drops an elbow to the side of Sepulveda's head.
Sepulveda is rocked!
Sepulveda looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Karlsson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Sepulveda is still in real trouble! Can Karlsson finish him?
Sepulveda is breathing heavily.
Sepulveda is trying to escape the mount.
Sepulveda taking shots to the head.
Karlsson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Karlsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sepulveda can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Karlsson postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Sepulveda out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Karlsson goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Magnus Karlsson!
Magnus Karlsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Alejandro Sepulveda spoke after the fight, saying 'I've got a lot of self reflecting to do on the long car ride back to Chile. Thanks for the love Brazil.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diederik Boschman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boschman comes to the cage accompanied by Alone In A Crowd - When Tigers Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diederik Boschman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith rushes Boschman and presses him up against the cage.
Boschman lands a body punch.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Boschman.
Our sources have told us that Boschman has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice left hand lands by Boschman.
A right handed body shot lands from Boschman.
Boschman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boschman can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Edward Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with some punches.
Boschman lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Boschman.
Smith tries to circle away but Boschman has him pinned against the cage.
Boschman lands a nice uppercut.
Boschman lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Boschman.
Smith blocks a body shot from Boschman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boschman.
Boschman lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Boschman is working Smith over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boschman.
Boschman lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Edward Smith's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Boschman - that landed with a thud.
Smith looks winded!
Boschman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boschman lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Edward Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith tries to circle away but Boschman has him pinned against the cage.
Boschman lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Edward Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boschman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boschman.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edward Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diederik Boschman!
Diederik Boschman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diesel Hendrix has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diesel Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hendrix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hendrix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hendrix takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sharp misses with a double jab.
Hendrix takes one on the button.
Sharp throws a shot from downtown. Hendrix moves away and avoids it.
Hendrix connects with a body shot.
Sharp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hendrix takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Hendrix swings widly with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a series of strikes that sends Hendrix to the canvas! Sharp follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Hendrix is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp advances position into side control!
Oh Hendrix is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sharp controlling the position from side mount.
Hendrix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendrix tries to get out of the position.
Sharp creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hendrix sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hendrix seems to have got his legs back now.
Sharp is looking to take a break and control but Hendrix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hendrix will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sharp throws a strike aimed at the side of Hendrix's head but Hendrix avoids it well.
Sharp working the ground and pound from side control.
Hendrix is trying to get back to half guard.
Sharp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendrix keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sharp creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hendrix sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sharp misses with the ground and pound.
Sharp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendrix keeps working.
Sharp takes a little break here. Hendrix wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sharp throws an elbow but Hendrix slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hendrix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sharp on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendrix keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Hendrix misses.
Hendrix swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp rushes Hendrix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp stalls.
Hendrix lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hendrix throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Hendrix prevents the takedown attempt.
Hendrix is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Hendrix is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sharp wants a takedown but no success here.
Diesel Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Sharp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hendrix.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hendrix up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Hendrix controls the action.
Sharp wants to take the fight to the mat but Hendrix manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hendrix throws out the jab.
Sharp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sharp scores with a sloppy right hand. Hendrix should have avoided that one.
Hendrix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharp connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharp counters with a right hand to the body.
Hendrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Sharp dominated that round.
That's time! Hendrix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hendrix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Hendrix misses the target.
Hendrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
It seemed like Sharp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
Sharp has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sharp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hendrix misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharp counters with a right hand to the body.
Sharp slips under a jab.
Sharp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendrix circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diesel Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix throws a good cross that connects.
Sharp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hendrix back to the cage. Sharp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hendrix misses.
Hendrix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Sharp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sharp slips under a jab.
Hendrix lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
Rick Sharp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendrix throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Sharp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharp needs to keep his hands up - Hendrix had a free shot at his head there.
Hendrix throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Hendrix throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendrix misses with a hook
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hendrix throws a right hand that misses
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Rick Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp lands with a straight right. Hendrix didn't see that one coming.
Hendrix avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp throws a right and a left that Hendrix avoids nicely.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendrix misses with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a nice body shot.
Sharp misses with a double jab.
It looked like Hendrix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hendrix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sharp scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hendrix connects with a body shot.
Hendrix connects with a right hand. Sharp shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp gets a clinch.
Sharp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hendrix smiles and moves away.
Hendrix swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hendrix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendrix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendrix tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Hendrix misses its intended target.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut
and Sharp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hendrix looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Sharp lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hendrix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hendrix misses with a shot to the body
and Sharp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hendrix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp throws a shot from downtown. Hendrix moves away and avoids it.
Hendrix thuds a left hand into Sharp's body.
Hendrix looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Hendrix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sharp. Sharp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hendrix throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharp walks into a jab.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body. Hendrix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hendrix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendrix.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Sharp misses with a looping left.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rick Sharp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hendrix throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Hendrix looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Hendrix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
Hendrix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hendrix throws a lazy uppercut
and Hendrix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendrix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Hendrix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendrix.
Sharp is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sharp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Hendrix swings widly with a right hand
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
Hendrix looks to throw the jab but Sharp is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Hendrix.
Hendrix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hendrix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hendrix misses with a jab to the body
and Sharp counters with a series of strikes that sends Hendrix to the canvas! Sharp follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Sharp works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hendrix is not content to let Sharp control the position.
Sharp sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hendrix taking some punishment here, with Sharp in his half guard.
Diesel Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sharp trying to control from half guard but Hendrix is working away.
Sharp takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sharp trying to control the action but Hendrix is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throwing shots but Hendrix is blocking nicely.
Sharp not doing much here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sharp is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hendrix is squirming around, avoiding Sharp's attempts to control the action.
Sharp is landing with some decent strikes but Hendrix is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rick Sharp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sharp controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Sharp connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sharp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hendrix is looking to escape.
Sharp fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sharp trying to control but Hendrix is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sharp putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sharp winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Sharp!
Rick Sharp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandu Lungu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaquille O Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lungu comes to the cage accompanied by You Ain't Stoppin Me. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shaquille O Neal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandu Lungu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaquille O Neal!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lungu.
It looks like Shaquille O Neal has been cut.
Lungu wants to slow O Neal down by chopping away at his legs.
O Neal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lungu scores with a jab to the head.
Sandu Lungu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lungu throws a body shot but no joy.
O Neal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lungu.
Lungu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Neal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lungu connects with an inside leg kick.
Lungu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lungu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Neal connects with an inside leg kick.
O Neal wants to clinch up but Lungu keeps it at a distance.
Lungu scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Lungu there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lungu just misses with a punch to the body.
O Neal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lungu takes a step back to recover.
Lungu drops O Neal with a beautiful combination! O Neal stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lungu is looking for the KO!
O Neal is rocked!
Lungu throws the kick towards the body but O Neal avoids it.
O Neal wants to counter the offense by Lungu and move into the clinch position.
O Neal checks a low kick from Lungu.
O Neal wants to clinch up but Lungu keeps it at a distance.
O Neal throws a hook but Lungu blocks it.
O Neal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Shaquille O Neal's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lungu throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Lungu circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lungu. O Neal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lungu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Neal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Lungu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neal avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lungu finds it's way round the side to connect with O Neal's head.
Lungu is looking to chop away at O Neal's legs.
O Neal avoids the body shot from Lungu.
O Neal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lungu.
Lungu misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Lungu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Neal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lungu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Neal has time to react.
O Neal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lungu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lungu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neal manages to avoid it.
Lungu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The cut above Shaquille O Neal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
O Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neal looks for the body kick but Lungu saw that one coming.
Lungu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Neal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
O Neal avoids the body shot from Lungu.
Lungu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Neal darts in and clinches Lungu up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from O Neal.
O Neal misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from O Neal on the inside.
Lungu wants to get back to striking at distance but O Neal won't allow it.
O Neal blocks a body shot from Lungu.
Lungu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Neal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lungu's elbow.
Lungu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lungu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Neal throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Neal clinches up with Lungu and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neal struggles to land a body shot inside as Lungu controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neal.
I was talking to Lungu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Neal misses with a punch to the body.
Lungu is trying to push O Neal away but O Neal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Neal misses with a body punch.
O Neal misses with the head strike.
Lungu lands with a short shot to the head.
O Neal struggles to land a body shot inside as Lungu controls his hands.
O Neal misses with some punches.
Lungu trying to stall but O Neal improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Lungu.
O Neal struggles to land a body shot inside as Lungu controls his hands.
O Neal tries to throw a body punch but Lungu avoids it by throwing O Neal back against the cage.
O Neal misses with a punch on the inside.
Lungu is trying to force a seperation but O Neal has the dominant position.
O Neal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lungu breaks the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandu Lungu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaquille O Neal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lungu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lungu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lungu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Neal misses with a kick to the body
and Lungu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lungu drops O Neal with a big left hand! O Neal is injured, injured bad! Lungu jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sandu Lungu!
An out of breath Sandu Lungu 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiagus Davaru Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekiel Puchowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puchowski has chosen Code Orange - My World as his entrance music. Ezekiel Puchowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiagus Davaru Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Puchowski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puchowski lands a body shot.
Puchowski clinches with his opponent.
Puchowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davaru Silva tries to keep at a distance but Puchowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Puchowski tries to break the clinch but Davaru Silva is controlling the position.
Puchowski's coach down at A Hero's Journey: MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Puchowski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Davaru Silva prevents Puchowski from breaking the clinch.
Puchowski tries to circle away but Davaru Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Davaru Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Puchowski's efforts to push away.
Davaru Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davaru Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Puchowski is trying to push Davaru Silva away but Davaru Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puchowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davaru Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puchowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puchowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davaru Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davaru Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davaru Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Puchowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davaru Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Puchowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Puchowski wants to break free but Davaru Silva has control.
Davaru Silva is trying to push Puchowski away but Puchowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davaru Silva keeps control of Puchowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Puchowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davaru Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davaru Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puchowski.
Davaru Silva is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Davaru Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davaru Silva misses with a looping left.
Puchowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puchowski swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puchowski connects with a body shot that sends Davaru Silva's belly button to the back.
Ezekiel Puchowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davaru Silva is breathing heavily.
Puchowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davaru Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Puchowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puchowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davaru Silva.
A jab from Puchowski does it's job there.
Davaru Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puchowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Davaru Silva.
Puchowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Davaru Silva misses with a hook. Puchowski ducked under it nicely.
Puchowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davaru Silva throws out a loose jab but Puchowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puchowski drives through and clinches with Davaru Silva against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Davaru Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puchowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Puchowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puchowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puchowski clinches.
Davaru Silva is trying to stall.
Puchowski manages to break the clinch.
Puchowski takes a swing at Davaru Silva's ribcage but misses.
Puchowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puchowski.
Puchowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davaru Silva misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Puchowski.
Puchowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Puchowski scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davaru Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puchowski throws a series of punches but Davaru Silva moves out of range.
It appears Davaru Silva was looking to counter with a kick there.
Puchowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Davaru Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puchowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davaru Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davaru Silva misses with a body shot.
Puchowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puchowski rushes Davaru Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davaru Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiagus Davaru Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puchowski breaks from the clinch.
Puchowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davaru Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puchowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puchowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Puchowski tries to bum rush Davaru Silva with a series of wild strikes but Davaru Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puchowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puchowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puchowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Puchowski.
Davaru Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Puchowski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Puchowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Puchowski tries to break free but Davaru Silva pushes him back against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Puchowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davaru Silva throws a shot from downtown. Puchowski moves away and avoids it.
Puchowski throws a series of punches but Davaru Silva moves out of range.
Davaru Silva looks to land a left hand but Puchowski moved out of range nicely.
Puchowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davaru Silva momentarily.
Puchowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Davaru Silva 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.
Puchowski connects with a looping right hand.
Puchowski moves into the clinch.
Puchowski manages to break the clinch.
Puchowski scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davaru Silva throws a lazy right hand but Puchowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davaru Silva looks to land a left hand but Puchowski moved out of range nicely.
Ezekiel Puchowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puchowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davaru Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puchowski is looking to clinch.
Puchowski moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puchowski managing to block the knees to the body from Davaru Silva.
Puchowski working hard to break the clinch.
Puchowski breaks from the clinch.
Puchowski tests Davaru Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Davaru Silva.
Davaru Silva takes a swing at Puchowski's ribcage but misses.
Davaru Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Puchowski.
Sloppy strikes from Puchowski. Those never looked like landing.
Davaru Silva throwing a counter right hand but Puchowski manages to avoid it.
Puchowski staying out of range there.
Davaru Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davaru Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puchowski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puchowski tries to clinch but Davaru Silva is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Davaru Silva misses the target.
Puchowski throws a one two combo.
Puchowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davaru Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puchowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Puchowski duly obliges.
Davaru Silva is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puchowski staying out of range there.
Puchowski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Davaru Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puchowski.
Puchowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Puchowski moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Davaru Silva! Puchowski continues to tee off on Davaru Silva, landing with a left and a right! Puchowski connects with a right hand that leaves Davaru Silva sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Puchowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ezekiel Puchowski!
A very excited looking Ezekiel Puchowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Thiagus Davaru Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, lit me up good no doubt. I can't even be mad at cha. Whatever issue we had is done and its history, lets move forward'.
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