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RFC 20 - High Noon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dogo Nobru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Hanson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
World class 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dogo Nobru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hank Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nobru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanson scores with a head kick.
It looks like Dogo Nobru has been cut.
Nobru clinches with his opponent.
Hanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanson wants to break free but Nobru has control.
Hanson is pressed up against the ropes. Nobru has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanson down to the mat. Hanson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanson lands a nice looking body kick.
Nobru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nobru closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson working hard to break the clinch.
Hanson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but Nobru has him pressed against the ropes.
Hanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanson can't break the clinch.
Nobru is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nobru fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dogo Nobru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobru has had enough of the clinch but Hanson keeps him there for the moment.
Nobru tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanson.
Hanson trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hanson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nobru circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanson tries to bum rush Nobru with a series of wild strikes but Nobru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanson tries to clinch but Nobru moves away
and Nobru counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hanson won't be happy with that.
Hanson tries to bench press Nobru off him but Nobru keeps the position.
Nobru decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nobru slips a jab and a cross from Hanson.
Nobru throws a series of punches but Hanson avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Nobru with that takedown attempt.
Hanson scores with a one two! Nobru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobru is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hanson.
Dogo Nobru's cut is getting worse.
Hanson darts in trying to clinch
and Nobru counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nobru.
Hanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Nobru circles away.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Nobru avoids it well.
A combination from Hanson does no damage.
Nobru lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Hank Hanson has been cut.
Nobru swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Hanson misses.
Hank Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson looks gassed!
Nobru clinches with his opponent.
Hanson tries to break the clinch but Nobru is controlling the position.
Nobru pulls guard effortlessly.
Nobru seems keen to control Hanson's posture.
Nobru's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson stops Nobru from standing up.
Nobru looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hanson trying to control but Nobru is working from the bottom.
Hanson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nobru trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanson stays in close to Nobru's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nobru throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanson wants to stand but Nobru is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Hanson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nobru looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nobru shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanson defends it nicely.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Nobru.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nobru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dogo Nobru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nobru counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nobru.
Nobru is trying to drag Hanson to the mat but Hanson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson tries to break free but Nobru pushes him back against the ropes.
Nobru avoids the elbow strike from Hanson, against the ropes.
Nobru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dogo Nobru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Hanson finds it's way through Nobru's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nobru misses with a takedown attempt - Hanson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanson wants to clinch but Nobru slips to the side
and Nobru counters by moving into the clinch.
Hanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nobru.
Nobru tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nobru keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanson's efforts to push away.
Hanson misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hanson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanson tries to break the clinch but Nobru is controlling the position.
Nobru lands a body punch.
Hanson throws a head punch that misses.
Nobru wants a takedown but no success here.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nobru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nobru fails to land the takedown.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Nobru moves out of range.
Nobru fails to land the takedown.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nobru closes the distance and pushes Hanson back into the ropes.
Nobru tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nobru prevents a body shot from Hanson.
Hanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nobru or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanson breaks the clinch.
Hanson moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanson breaks the clinch.
Nobru shoots in but no luck this time.
Nobru takes a swing at Hanson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a head kick that half lands.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nobru circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nobru counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hanson wants to get back to his feet but Nobru is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanson, not yet.
Hanson is trying to control the position but Nobru postures up.
Nobru trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nobru prevents Hanson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nobru wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Nobru passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hanson struggling a bit here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nobru tries for a takedown but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanson swings for the body but Nobru moves out of range.
Nobru clinches up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Nobru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dogo Nobru will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Nobru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanson misses with a two punch combination.
Hanson clinches but Nobru breaks the clinch
and Nobru counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nobru.
Nobru tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hanson smiles and moves away.
Hanson throws a nice looking combination but Nobru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanson misses with a combination
and Nobru counters with a nice body shot.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Nobru avoids them all with ease.
Hank Hanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nobru. Nobru gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dogo Nobru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson throws a right hand that Nobru ducks under and follows up with a left that Nobru also avoids with ease.
Nobru fails with the takedown.
Hanson tries to clinch up but Nobru circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nobru counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nobru is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanson has double underhooks.
Nobru blocks a body shot from Hanson.
Nobru tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hanson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hanson wants to break free but Nobru has control.
Hanson taking a breather.
Hanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanson stops a takedown attempt from Nobru.
Hanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Nobru won't allow it.
Hanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanson instigates a clinch.
Nobru wants a takedown.
Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but Nobru has him pressed against the ropes.
Nobru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nobru looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hanson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nobru. Nobru gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nobru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nobru tries to clinch
and Hanson counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Nobru avoids it well.
Hanson swings for the body but Nobru moves out of range.
Nobru shoots in for a takedown but Hanson shows good takedown defense.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nobru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanson cracks a nice hook into Nobru's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Hanson. No joy for Nobru on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nobru decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hanson's guard.
Nobru stops Hanson from standing up.
Hanson can't keep his opponent in guard - Nobru advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hanson tries to roll over but Nobru keeps him under control.
Hanson trying to hold on to Nobru's head to control him but Nobru postures up.
Nobru stands up and beckons Hanson to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Nobru circles away.
Nobru closes the distance and clinches up with Hanson, looking for a takedown. Nobru pushes Hanson against the ropes but Hanson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nobru.
Hank Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Hanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nobru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nobru counters with a shoot takedown. Hanson fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nobru slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dogo Nobru showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nobru 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dogo Nobru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alcano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Three Stars & A Sun. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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25
163 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Alcano!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Alcano misses.
Alcano with a jab.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Alcano sprawls well.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alcano lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Alcano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcano is trying to stand.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Alcano is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alcano misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Alcano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alcano can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie stands up and beckons Alcano to his feet.
Alcano fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alcano misses with a wild combination.
Fernando Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alcano circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alcano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alcano is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Alcano circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alcano lands with a right and another and another! Gracie is in big trouble! Alcano lands again and this time it's lights out for Gracie! A quality knockout there for Alcano.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Alcano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between joe d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haku Men (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, joe d!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Men!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
d shoots in looking for a takedown. Men tries to sprawl out of it but d keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Men manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Men moves in looking to clinch but d pushes him off.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch but d swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Men wants to clinch.
Men is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Men is looking to clinch but d is avoiding it.
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
d avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Men pushes d up against the ropes in a clinch.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d is defending well for now.
d tries to pull guard but Men holds him up against the ropes and eventually d drops back down to his feet.
Men misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from d.
Men tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and d avoids it.
d tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Men just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe d. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Men.
d is breathing heavily.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d is defending well for now.
Men tries to land knees in the clinch but d avoids the damage to the body.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section. d lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Men tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and d avoids it.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section. d lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Men missing with knees to the body.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d is defending well for now.
d letting Men take a breather here.
d really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Men tries to land knees in the clinch but d avoids the damage to the body.
d avoiding damage as Men throws knees to the body.
Men landing knees to the head.
Men lands a nice knee to the body.
Men landing knees to the body.
Men trying to land knees to the body.
Men scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
d blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
d takes a knee to the side of the body.
Men lands a good knee to the midsection. d won't want to take too many of those.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men lands a knee to the body.
Come on Men - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Men looking to throw knees to the head but d is blocking nicely.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d is defending well for now.
d on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Men landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Men slows down the pace here.
d tries to pull guard but Men won't allow it.
Men landing some nice looking knees to the body.
d avoiding damage as Men throws knees to the body.
Men tries a knee to the head but d blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
d jumps guard but Men stands there with d around his waist. d gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
d takes a knee to the side of the body.
Men stalls.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Men scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Men.
Men lands a knee to the body.
Men throws a knee to the head but misses.
Men working d over with knees to the body.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d is defending well for now.
d tries to pull guard but Men won't allow it.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men displaying some good clinch control by pressing d up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section. d lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Men tries to land knees in the clinch but d avoids the damage to the body.
Men landing knees to the body.
d blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
d tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section. d lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Men landing knees to the body.
d tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Men smiles and moves away.
Men tries to clinch there but d circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
d shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Men as he avoids it easily.
Men closes the distance and pushes d back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haku Men dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Men tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Men misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Men is looking to clinch.
Men gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows d to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Men tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Men is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Men pulls d in close to his closed guard and prevents d from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Men keeping moving, preventing d from controlling successfully.
Men wants to stand up but d is controlling him.
d trying to control but Men is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Men tries to clinch but d is having none of it.
Men is looking to clinch but d is avoiding it.
Men is looking to clinch but d is avoiding it.
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
Men tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Men moves in looking to clinch but d pushes him off.
Men fails in his attempt to clinch.
Men tries to clinch up but d circles away and keeps his distance.
Men slaps away a takedown attempt from d, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
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.
Men misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Men moves in looking to clinch but d pushes him off.
d circles away from the clinch attempt.
d fails to land the takedown.
Men is looking to clinch but d is avoiding it.
d misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe d. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
Men moves into the clinch successfully.
Men tries to land knees in the clinch but d avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Men utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Men working d over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haku Men showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Men looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
d swats away the attempt to clinch by Men.
Men fails with an attempt to clinch.
Men has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch up but d swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Men wants to clinch up but d keeps it at a distance.
Men wants to clinch up but d keeps it at a distance.
Men wants to clinch.
Men moves in looking to clinch but d pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch but d swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haku Men seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Men tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Men looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Men is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Men looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Men wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Men.
d avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Men is looking to clinch.
d fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Men is looking to clinch.
Men doesn't manage to clinch there - d circles away.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but d paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Men tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Men fails in his attempt to clinch.
d circles away from the clinch attempt.
Men throws a head kick that misses.
Men wants to clinch.
Men is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Men is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
d circles away from the clinch attempt.
Men fails in his attempt to clinch.
d circles away from the clinch attempt.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch but d swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
d scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
d tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Men is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked d off and has taken his back!
joe d has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
d defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Men's arms.
Men is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. d knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften d for a finish.
d looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Men is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. d defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Haku Men is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
d tries to break free.
Men tries to get the hooks in deep but d pushed the leg off.
d breaks Men's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
d throwing strikes but missing.
Men is trying to keep d in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to joe d.
I think Men has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haku Men!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foxtrot Kilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Foxtrot Kilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nino Elvis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elvis shoots in and drives through. Kilo sprawls well.
Elvis shoots in and bounces Kilo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Elvis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elvis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elvis is fighting to break Kilo's control of his arms but Kilo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Elvis trying to control but Kilo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kilo is on top in guard.
Elvis is looking to stand up but Kilo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kilo won't allow Elvis to sweep him here.
Kilo looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Elvis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kilo is looking to work some ground and pound but Elvis has wrist control.
That's two 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.
Elvis is trying to keep Kilo in close.
Kilo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kilo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilo stops Elvis from standing up.
Elvis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kilo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elvis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kilo.
It looks like Nino Elvis has been cut.
Elvis tries for a takedown but Kilo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kilo scores with a body shot.
Elvis looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilo lands a big uppercut and Elvis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Elvis looks OK. Kilo waves Elvis back to his feet!
Elvis is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Kilo ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Elvis clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Foxtrot Kilo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genival Lacerda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genival Lacerda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genival Lacerda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Arabi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arabi tries for a takedown but Lacerda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lacerda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lacerda 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.
Lacerda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda is keen to just control but Arabi is a slippery customer.
Lacerda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Arabi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacerda.
That's two 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.
Lacerda is just content to waste time from the top position. Arabi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lacerda trying to control the position from guard on top but Arabi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacerda 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.
Arabi is trying to control the position here. Lacerda has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Arabi tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Lacerda jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Genival Lacerda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Mcclintock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Mcclintock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noel Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Mcclintock.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcclintock circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Mcclintock. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Mcclintock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Noel Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcclintock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Mcclintock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mcclintock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mcclintock controlling the action here.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Mcclintock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Mcclintock content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mcclintock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mcclintock with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mcclintock with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Mcclintock.
Mcclintock has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Mcclintock lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Mcclintock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Mcclintock raining down shots from the mount!
Mcclintock has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Mcclintock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mcclintock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mcclintock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mcclintock landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
Mcclintock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mcclintock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Mcclintock.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Mcclintock finish him?
Mcclintock postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jackson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Mcclintock and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Mcclintock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Betty. Rodrigo Andreas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Andreas!
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, Jakob Miller!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Andreas is just out of range.
Rodrigo Andreas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Andreas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andreas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Miller looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Andreas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Andreas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miller is looking for a sweep.
Miller gets back to half guard.
Miller wants to control but Andreas is keeping busy.
Andreas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andreas.
Miller is defending against the submission attempts here by Andreas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is defending against the submission attempts here by Andreas.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Andreas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andreas is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andreas to get the leverage.
Miller wants to improve his position but Andreas is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Andreas!
Andreas is looking to get to half guard.
Andreas is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Rodrigo Andreas has been cut.
Miller looking to finish Andreas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Andreas!
Rodrigo Andreas's cut is getting worse.
Andreas is trying to escape the mount.
Miller looking to control but Andreas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller prevents Andreas from getting the reversal.
Miller lands a nice shot to the head.
Andreas is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andreas is squirming around, avoiding Miller's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andreas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller lands a big elbow.
Jeez, Rodrigo Andreas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rodrigo Andreas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jakob Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enson Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Bullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enson Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bullit.
Inoue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bullit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bullit tries to free his leg and advance position but Inoue is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Inoue escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bullit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inoue is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Inoue working for a triangle but Bullit defends it easily.
Inoue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bullit wants to get up but he can't break Inoue's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bullit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Inoue looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bullit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Inoue swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bullit drops back looking for a leg! Inoue is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Inoue manages to kick Bullit off! Bullit jumps back into Inoue's guard.
Bullit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bullit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inoue works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inoue throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bullit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bullit cracks Inoue with a solid left hand.
Inoue is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bullit defends well.
Bullit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Inoue looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullit distracts Inoue with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Inoue has his foot on Bullit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bullit works his way back into a safe position though.
Bullit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bullit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bullit works over Inoue with some ground and pound from guard.
Bullit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bullit wants to pass the guard but Inoue is keeping the position.
Inoue throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullit stands up over Inoue, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit working some strikes from top position.
Bullit trying to control but Inoue is working from the bottom.
Inoue looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bullit trying to control the position from guard on top but Inoue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inoue looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bullit is one step ahead there.
Inoue has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bullit doesn't defend quickly enough and Inoue has managed to lock this one up! Can Bullit escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Inoue on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Enson Inoue!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yrjo Jarvinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jarvinen checks a leg kick.
Jarvinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jarvinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Po thumps Jarvinen with a low kick.
Jarvinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jarvinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Po is keeping the position for now.
Jarvinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jarvinen postures up in Po's guard and throws a big left but Po blocks it.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarvinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Po working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jarvinen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jarvinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Po keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarvinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jarvinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Po throws a head kick but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Jarvinen lands with a right hand.
Tong Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarvinen checks the leg kick.
Po misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jarvinen.
Po throws a leg kick which misses Jarvinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jarvinen tries to avoid it.
Jarvinen connects with the punch.
A lazy left from Jarvinen finds it's target.
Jarvinen misses with a low kick.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po throws a leg kick but Jarvinen checks it.
Po moves out of range of the body kick.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarvinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarvinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jarvinen throws a one two combo.
Po fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jarvinen throws a big shot that misses.
Jarvinen misses with the combination.
Po misses with a low kick as Jarvinen jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jarvinen catches Po with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Po gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jarvinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Po.
Jarvinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jarvinen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Po manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jarvinen throwing strikes from guard but Po blocks nicely.
Jarvinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Po is keeping the position for now.
Jarvinen trying to control but Po is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jarvinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Po is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jarvinen is looking to advance position but Po won't allow it.
Jarvinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Po defending well though.
Jarvinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jarvinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Jarvinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Po motions for Jarvinen to come forward. Po throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarvinen throws a looping overhand right but Po ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Jarvinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jarvinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Po pinned against the cage. Po gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jarvinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Po wants to slow Jarvinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jarvinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jarvinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Po throws a leg kick that misses.
Jarvinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jarvinen scores with a body shot.
Jarvinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Po's head.
Jarvinen cracks Po with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jarvinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Po walks into a stiff left hand from Jarvinen.
A shot to de liver by Jarvinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jarvinen lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jarvinen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Po manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarvinen trying to control but Po is working from the bottom.
Jarvinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jarvinen postures up in Po's guard and throws a big left but Po blocks it.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Po wants to stand up but Jarvinen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen thows a big elbow that misses.
Jarvinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jarvinen scores with punches from side control.
Jarvinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Po keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Jarvinen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Po stops Jarvinen from passing to mount.
Jarvinen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Po is avoiding damage well.
Jarvinen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jarvinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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.
Po is trying to get back to his feet.
Jarvinen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jarvinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jarvinen wants to control but Po is keeping him busy.
Jarvinen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Po!
Jarvinen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Po tries to buck Jarvinen off but he can't manage it.
Jarvinen with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Jarvinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Jarvinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jarvinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Po shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jarvinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Po in his tracks.
Jarvinen throws the left hand but Po avoids the punch easily.
Jarvinen shoots in for a double leg but Po sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Po throws a low kick, looking for Jarvinen's leg but Jarvinen calmly moves out of range.
Po walks into a straight right hand from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jarvinen shoots in and bounces Po off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Jarvinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jarvinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Po is keeping the position for now.
Po has momentary wrist control but Jarvinen slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jarvinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jarvinen trying to control but Po is working from the bottom.
Jarvinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Po is keeping the position for now.
Jarvinen landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jarvinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jarvinen trying to move into half guard but instead Po has managed to sweep!
Jarvinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jarvinen has a closed guard, preventing Po from standing up.
Jarvinen has his hands on Po's head, controlling the position.
Jarvinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Po!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen wants to control the pace but Po is squirming around nicely.
Yrjo Jarvinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jarvinen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jarvinen landing shots from mount.
Jarvinen tries to control but Po wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Po defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jarvinen raining down shots from the mount!
Po wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Jarvinen clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Po.
Jarvinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jarvinen fails to land the takedown.
Jarvinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Po sprawls well. He's pushed Jarvinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Jarvinen.
Horrible takedown by Jarvinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Po which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Jarvinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Po throws a leg kick but Jarvinen moved away.
Jarvinen checks a leg kick.
Jarvinen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Po is looking to stand back up but Jarvinen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Po.
Jarvinen trying to control from Po's half guard. Po has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen throwing strikes but missing.
Jarvinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Po has wrist control.
Jarvinen won't allow Po to get back to his feet.
Jarvinen throwing strikes but missing.
Jarvinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jarvinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Po is retaining full guard.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Po takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Jarvinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Po slips under a jab from Jarvinen.
Po connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Po tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarvinen throws the left hand but Po avoids the punch easily.
Jarvinen tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jarvinen lands a jab to Po's midsection.
Jarvinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jarvinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Po has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Po tried to score with a low kick but Jarvinen checks it.
Jarvinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jarvinen counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Po is predictable there
and Jarvinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen digs a good body shot into Po's ribs.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarvinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Jarvinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Po's hands.
Yrjo Jarvinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jarvinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Jarvinen finds it's way through Po's defenses.
Jarvinen lands an overhand right.
Po lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Jarvinen.
Po throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jarvinen throws a combination. Po tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jarvinen scores with a nice head shot.
Jarvinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jarvinen.
Po lands a head kick!
It looks like Yrjo Jarvinen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jarvinen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jarvinen cracks Po with a solid left hand.
Jarvinen thows a big elbow that misses.
Jarvinen throwing strikes from guard but Po blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarvinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jarvinen is pushing down on Po's leg trying to pass to half guard. Po is fighting to maintain full guard but Jarvinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yrjo Jarvinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Jarvinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Po tries to move into range but Jarvinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Po throws a leg kick
and Jarvinen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Po's guard now.
Jarvinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarvinen thows a big elbow that misses.
Po keeping full guard, as Jarvinen tries to pass.
Jarvinen wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jarvinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jarvinen is pushing down on Po's leg trying to pass to half guard. Po is fighting to maintain full guard but Jarvinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Po keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Po looks to land a right hand but Jarvinen moved out of range.
Po takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Po is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jarvinen throws a right hand that Po ducks under and follows up with a left that Po also avoids with ease.
Jarvinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jarvinen with the ground and pound but Po uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
Jarvinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Po is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jarvinen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Po is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Po has escaped and now he's on top!
Jarvinen 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.
Po has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jarvinen is proving hard to escape from.
Yrjo Jarvinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Po stopping the sweep attempt from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen managing to control the position.
Po passes Jarvinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jarvinen is looking to control Po's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jarvinen avoid being mounted?
Jarvinen moves into full guard.
Jarvinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarvinen working a defensive guard here.
Jarvinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Po accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Po thows a big elbow that misses.
Jarvinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Po stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jarvinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jarvinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Po wants to land a leg kick but Jarvinen is out of range.
Jarvinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jarvinen throws the left hand but Po avoids the punch easily.
Jarvinen with a hook.
A big left from Jarvinen misses.
Po moves away from the strike by Jarvinen.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarvinen throws out a leg kick but Po moves out of range and Jarvinen only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Jarvinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarvinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Jarvinen!
Yrjo Jarvinen retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wellen Dowd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iggy Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellen Dowd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iggy Reznor!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Dowd misses.
Wellen Dowd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowd tries to clinch up but Reznor circles away and keeps his distance.
Dowd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reznor manages to avoid it.
Reznor blocks a jab.
Reznor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reznor working away.
Reznor trying to control the position but Dowd is working away.
Reznor working away.
Reznor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dowd is avoiding damage well.
Dowd tries to bench press Reznor off him but Reznor keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowd is trying to control Reznor's posture but Reznor avoids it.
The ground and pound from Reznor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dowd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reznor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dowd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reznor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reznor closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Dowd to counter with a crisp jab.
Dowd misses the jab.
Dowd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowd gets a clinch.
Reznor has Dowd pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Dowd manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reznor as Dowd tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Dowd.
Dowd lands a knee to the body.
Dowd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reznor's face.
Reznor tries to pull guard but Dowd holds him up against the ropes and eventually Reznor drops back down to his feet.
Dowd's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dowd scores with a shot to the side of Reznor's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowd tries to land a knee to the head but Reznor blocks with his arms.
Dowd tries to land knees in the clinch but Reznor avoids the damage to the body.
Reznor managing to block the knees to the body from Dowd.
Dowd works on Reznor's body with a couple of short punches.
Dowd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reznor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dowd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reznor.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Reznor.
Reznor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dowd smiles and moves away.
Dowd doesn't manage to clinch there - Reznor circles away.
Dowd moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Dowd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dowd landing knees to the head.
Dowd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reznor avoids it.
Dowd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dowd scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowd pushes Reznor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dowd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reznor looks gassed!
Dowd tries to land knees in the clinch but Reznor avoids the damage to the body.
Reznor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dowd just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Dowd landing knees to the body.
Dowd stalling in the clinch but Reznor improves position.
Reznor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reznor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dowd lands a nice uppercut.
Dowd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reznor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dowd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reznor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dowd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dowd lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dowd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dowd breaks the clinch.
Dowd misses with a double jab.
Reznor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dowd.
Reznor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dowd is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reznor.
Dowd moves in looking to clinch but Reznor pushes him off.
Dowd wants to clinch up but Reznor keeps it at a distance.
Reznor is looking to clinch but Dowd is avoiding it.
Dowd looks to clinch
and Reznor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reznor prevents Dowd from improving his position.
Dowd is trying to stand up here but Reznor is controlling him well.
Reznor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowd is refusing to be controlled, as Reznor sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dowd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellen Dowd dominated that round.
That's time! Dowd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dowd swings for the body but Reznor moves out of range.
Reznor misses with a takedown attempt
and Dowd moves into the clinch.
Dowd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowd is working Reznor over against the ropes.
Dowd crunches a lovely knee into Reznor's ribcage.
Dowd stalling in the clinch.
Reznor fails to pull guard.
Reznor is looking to break free of the clinch but Dowd has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reznor tries to pull guard but Dowd holds him up against the ropes and eventually Reznor drops back down to his feet.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Reznor.
Dowd with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Dowd.
Dowd missing with knees to the body.
Dowd tries to land a knee to the head but Reznor blocks with his arms.
Dowd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reznor tries to pull guard but Dowd won't allow it.
Dowd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reznor fails to pull guard.
Reznor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dowd prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dowd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wellen Dowd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dowd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reznor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dowd pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd moves into the clinch.
Reznor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dowd looking to throw knees to the head but Reznor is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Dowd.
Dowd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dowd thows a body shot but no joy.
Dowd misses with a wild body shot.
Wellen Dowd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reznor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dowd can pounce on him.
Reznor avoids the head kick by Dowd.
Dowd misses with a wild combination.
Dowd swinging wildly here.
That's two 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.
Dowd throws a jab but it's blocked by Reznor.
Dowd throws out a loose jab but Reznor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowd lands with an overhand left.
Reznor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dowd.
Dowd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reznor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wellen Dowd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowd throws a leg kick but Reznor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reznor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dowd prevents Reznor from moving into mount.
Dowd tries to improve position but can't.
Reznor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dowd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dowd wants to control but Reznor postures up.
Dowd is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reznor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dowd wants to control but Reznor is keeping busy.
Reznor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dowd misses with an uppercut. Reznor saw that one coming.
Reznor tries to close the distance and clinch but Dowd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dowd scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dowd tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reznor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dowd's guard.
Reznor postures up.
Reznor preventing the sweep.
Dowd is trying to control the position but Reznor postures up.
Reznor wants to control from the top but Dowd keeps moving.
Dowd working a defensive guard here.
Reznor won't allow Dowd to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellen Dowd dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dowd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dowd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reznor.
Reznor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dowd is looking for a sweep. Reznor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dowd keeping hold of Reznor's head, controlling as best he can.
Dowd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dowd works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dowd wants to stand up but Reznor is controlling him.
Reznor trying to control but Dowd is working from the bottom.
Reznor preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor trying to control but Dowd is working from the bottom.
Reznor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dowd kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Reznor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dowd is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dowd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dowd misses with a wild body shot.
Reznor defending well as Dowd loads up on a big left hand.
Dowd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reznor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dowd pinned against the cage. Dowd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two 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.
Dowd tries to close the distance and clinch but Reznor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reznor has his takedown stuffed
and Dowd counters with a stiff right hand.
Dowd throws a hook but Reznor avoids it easily.
Dowd misses the jab.
Dowd closes the distance and pushes Reznor back into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Dowd.
Reznor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dowd just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Reznor.
Dowd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reznor or not.
A shot in the inside from Dowd.
Dowd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reznor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dowd breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reznor at a distance.
Reznor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reznor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dowd.
Reznor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dowd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dowd throws a body punch but Reznor moves out of range.
Dowd closes the distance and clinches.
Dowd lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowd landing knees to the head.
Dowd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznor missing with knees to the body.
Reznor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dowd walks away with a smile on his face. Reznor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dowd misses with a wild combination.
Dowd gets caught flat footed, as Reznor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reznor preventing the sweep.
Reznor trying to control the position from guard on top but Dowd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dowd working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellen Dowd clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reznor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dowd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dowd lands a head kick. Reznor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Dowd misses.
Dowd drives through and clinches with Reznor against the ropes.
Reznor tries to pull guard but Dowd won't allow it.
Dowd stalls.
Reznor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dowd just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Reznor.
Dowd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reznor scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor lands a big elbow.
Dowd is working to get back to half guard.
Reznor unloads with some shots from mount but Dowd bucks and avoids them well.
Dowd is squirming around, avoiding Reznor's attempts to control the action.
Dowd is looking to improve his position but Reznor isn't that keen on the idea.
Reznor working for a submission but Dowd is keeping him at bay.
Reznor is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dowd is looking to improve his position but Reznor isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dowd bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reznor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reznor looking to control.
Dowd wants to stand and escape but instead Reznor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Reznor wants to control from the top but Dowd keeps moving.
Reznor won't allow Dowd to sweep him here.
Dowd keeping moving, preventing Reznor from controlling successfully.
Dowd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reznor wants to control from the top but Dowd keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dowd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dowd clinches.
Reznor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reznor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Dowd.
Reznor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dowd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dowd misses with a looping left.
Dowd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reznor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dowd.
Dowd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reznor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dowd.
Reznor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dowd but Dowd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reznor slips under a jab.
Dowd looks to land a left hand but Reznor moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Dowd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dowd stuffs the takedown attempt from Reznor. Reznor gets slowly back to his feet.
Dowd thumps Reznor with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellen Dowd had his way with Iggy Reznor in that round.
That's time! Dowd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reznor tries for a takedown but Dowd circles away easily
and Dowd counters with a one-two to the body.
Dowd misses with an uppercut.
Dowd just misses with a punch to the body.
Dowd connects with a body shot.
Reznor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reznor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dowd.
Reznor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reznor lands in his opponent's guard.
Dowd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor wants to pass the guard but Dowd is keeping the position.
Dowd looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reznor looking to pass the guard.
Dowd pulls Reznor in close to his closed guard and prevents Reznor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dowd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dowd looking to control but Reznor passes into half guard.
Wellen Dowd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dowd trying to control from the bottom.
Reznor is looking to advance position but Dowd won't allow it.
Dowd is controlling Reznor's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dowd is trying to get back to full guard.
Dowd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reznor is working away from the top position though.
Reznor wants to work for an arm triangle but Dowd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reznor is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dowd clinches up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowd gets underhooks to prevent Reznor's takedown attempt.
Reznor pushes off an throws an elbow but Dowd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reznor tries to pull guard but Dowd holds him up against the ropes and eventually Reznor drops back down to his feet.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Reznor.
Reznor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dowd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reznor can't find room to land a body shot as Dowd controls the action.
Reznor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dowd prevents it.
Reznor fails to pull guard.
Reznor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dowd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reznor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dowd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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.
Dowd is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dowd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reznor manages to avoid it.
Dowd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dowd pushes Reznor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reznor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Iggy Reznor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowd lands a nice knee to the body.
Reznor fails to pull guard.
Reznor fails to pull guard.
Reznor is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Dowd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reznor looking to throw knees to the head but Dowd is blocking nicely.
Dowd crunches a lovely knee into Reznor's ribcage.
Dowd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wellen Dowd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dowd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wellen Dowd!
Wellen Dowd retains his middleweight title!
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