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KOTB 19: Guarda Aranha PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Loner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heliade Radulescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Loner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Loner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heliade Radulescu!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radulescu moves into the clinch successfully.
Radulescu with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Loner has been cut.
Radulescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loner backwards.
Radulescu lands a nice knee to the body.
Radulescu successfully pulls guard.
Loner stands up from Radulescu's guard - Loner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Radulescu closes the distance and clinches.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radulescu misses with some punches.
Loner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Radulescu.
Radulescu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Loner up against the cage.
Radulescu looking to throw knees to the head but Loner is blocking nicely.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loner can't break the clinch.
Radulescu blocking some punches.
Loner pulls guard effortlessly.
Loner has a closed guard, preventing Radulescu from standing up.
Loner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Radulescu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Radulescu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu scores with a knee to the head.
Radulescu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Loner is working for takedown but Radulescu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Radulescu misses with a knee strike.
Radulescu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loner's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loner's face.
Loner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
Radulescu tries a knee to the head but Loner blocks it.
Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radulescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Radulescu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Radulescu working Loner over with knees to the body.
Radulescu tries a knee to the head but Loner blocks it.
Radulescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Radulescu as he avoids it easily.
Loner misses with a few strikes there.
Loner is breathing heavily.
Radulescu rushes Loner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Radulescu connects with a knee to the head.
Loner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Radulescu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Radulescu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Radulescu.
Radulescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loner throws a series of punches but Radulescu moves out of range.
Loner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Radulescu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Loner defends it well.
Radulescu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Radulescu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Loner walks away with a smile on his face. Radulescu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Loner misses with a double jab.
Radulescu with the counter takedown but Loner avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loner misses with some punches.
Loner can't find room to land a body shot as Radulescu controls the action.
Radulescu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Radulescu jumps guard and drags Loner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Radulescu wants to stand but Loner is controlling the position.
Loner wants to control from the top but Radulescu keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Radulescu wants to get back to his feet but Loner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Loner postures up in Radulescu's guard and throws a big left but Radulescu blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loner postures up in Radulescu's guard and throws a big left but Radulescu blocks it.
Loner trying to control the position from guard on top but Radulescu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radulescu wants to stand up but Loner is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Radulescu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heliade Radulescu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Loner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Radulescu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loner.
Loner swinging wildly here.
Mike Loner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radulescu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loner.
Loner tries a head kick but it misses.
Loner shoots in for a takedown but Radulescu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Radulescu wants to counter with a clinch but Loner pushes him away.
Radulescu moves into the clinch successfully.
Loner is trying to push Radulescu away but Radulescu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Radulescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radulescu tries to pull guard but Loner won't allow it.
Loner is trying to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loner has had enough of the clinch but Radulescu keeps him there for the moment.
Radulescu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Radulescu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head.
Mike Loner's cut is getting worse.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radulescu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Loner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Radulescu prevents a body shot from Loner.
Loner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radulescu is keeping busy.
Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radulescu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loner feints a jab promting Radulescu to slip. Loner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Radulescu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Radulescu slips a jab from Loner.
Radulescu with the counter takedown but Loner avoids it easily.
Radulescu checks a leg kick.
Radulescu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Loner throws a series of punches but Radulescu avoids them all with ease.
Loner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Radulescu throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Loner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radulescu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loner misses with a punch on the inside.
Radulescu crunches a lovely knee into Loner's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
Radulescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Radulescu has closed the distance and engaged Loner in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radulescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Loner.
Radulescu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loner looking to slow down the pace here.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radulescu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Radulescu rushes Loner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Radulescu connects with a knee to the head.
Radulescu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radulescu clinches up against the cage.
Radulescu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Radulescu lands a good knee to the midsection. Loner won't want to take too many of those.
Radulescu connects with a knee to the head.
Radulescu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
Loner takes an elbow to the temple.
Loner looking to slow down the pace here.
Radulescu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loner's efforts to push away.
Radulescu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Radulescu to work.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mike Loner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Radulescu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loner's face.
Radulescu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Loner after a bit of a struggle.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu misses with a knee to the head.
Radulescu breaks from the clinch.
Radulescu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Radulescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head.
Loner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Radulescu tries to land a knee to the head but Loner blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heliade Radulescu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Loner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Loner tries to bum rush Radulescu with a series of wild strikes but Radulescu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Radulescu swivels and escapes.
Radulescu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Loner looks to land a combination but Radulescu avoids it well.
Loner misses with a combination
and Radulescu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Loner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Radulescu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Radulescu scores with a knee to the head.
Radulescu lands a big knee! That's hurt Loner! Oh, he's all over the place! Radulescu lands another knee that sends Loner to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heliade Radulescu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Saban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Saban looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Saban!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saban tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Romero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saban looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Romero drops back looking for a leg! Saban is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saban manages to kick Romero off! Romero jumps back into Saban's guard.
Saban uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Saban tries to clinch up
and Romero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Romero is looking to pass into half guard but Saban pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Saban is in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saban has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Romero to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Saban is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Romero pulls down on the head and he's put Saban to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jacare Romero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Kroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Breath" by Breaking Benjamin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toni Kroos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Styles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Styles lands an overhand right.
Styles tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kroos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Styles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Styles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Styles counters with a straight right hand.
Toni Kroos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kroos tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kroos walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Styles swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Styles!
After winning the bout, Billy Styles thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Santoyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santoyo has chosen Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Santoyo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoyo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santoyo.
Santoyo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santoyo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santoyo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Santoyo passes into half guard.
Santoyo is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santoyo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santoyo stands up and beckons Smith to join him on the feet.
Smith misses with a hook.
Santoyo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Santoyo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santoyo.
Santoyo preventing the sweep.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santoyo trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Santoyo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Sentinel Sparring . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santoyo drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Santoyo off! Santoyo jumps back into Smith's guard.
Santoyo throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Santoyo striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santoyo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith rushes Santoyo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santoyo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Santoyo shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santoyo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Edward Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Santoyo.
Santoyo avoids the body shot from Smith.
Santoyo with the counter takedown but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Santoyo tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Santoyo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Bruno Santoyo has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santoyo tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Santoyo drops back down to his feet.
Santoyo breaks the clinch.
Santoyo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Santoyo shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Santoyo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santoyo looks winded!
Smith drops Santoyo with a beautiful combination! Santoyo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Santoyo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santoyo gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Santoyo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Santoyo with an uppercut!
Smith pushes Santoyo away with a front kick.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Santoyo's belly button to the back.
Santoyo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith thuds a left hand into Santoyo's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whack! Smith lands a heavy head kick that drops Santoyo. The ref tackles Smith to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Santoyo was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Edward Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papas Kanamun (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julius Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Papas Kanamun!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanamun tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanamun with a hook.
Kanamun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Kanamun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kanamun ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Kanamun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanamun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kanamun doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kanamun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kanamun unleashes a big counter combination but Bennett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kanamun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bennett sprawls well. Bennett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kanamun gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kanamun.
Bennett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Kanamun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Bennett backs off Kanamun throws a huge counter combo but Bennett manages to avoid it all.
Kanamun tries to clinch up.
Kanamun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kanamun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Bennett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanamun circles away quickly and effectively.
Kanamun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Kanamun slips under a jab from Bennett.
Bennett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kanamun tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bennett defends well and Kanamun ends up having to push Bennett into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Julius Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papas Kanamun.
Bennett moves into range and clinches up with Kanamun.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
Kanamun checks a low kick from Bennett.
Kanamun is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanamun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kanamun swinging wildly here.
Bennett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kanamun shoots for a double leg takedown but Bennett sprawls well. He's pushed Kanamun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kanamun looks winded!
Kanamun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bennett as he avoids it easily.
Bennett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanamun tries to counter with a clinch but Bennett shakes him off and moves away.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Bennett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kanamun.
Bennett cracks Kanamun with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kanamun looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bennett finish him?
Kanamun wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett cracks Kanamun with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kanamun looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bennett finish him?
Kanamun is rocked!
Kanamun drops his hands momentarily. Bennett doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Kanamun staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Kanamun doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Bennett!
Julius Bennett took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I would like to thank my sponsors Kaiser and Sun-Tzu! Also all my brothers and trainers at The DEVILS DEN! We Put In That Work! also my manager Ray Shifflett!! Hopefully a few more wins and Ill have a title shot! And Be the first to bring back a belt to the Den!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Zimbardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sepulveda has chosen Xibalba - Madre Mia as his entrance music. Bruce Zimbardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Zimbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimbardo misses with a looping right.
Sepulveda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Sepulveda misses its intended target.
Zimbardo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sepulveda avoids the head kick by Zimbardo.
Sepulveda misses with a few strikes there.
And Zimbardo counters with a quick kick to the body but Sepulveda blocks it.
Sepulveda misses with a double jab
and Zimbardo counters with a body kick that stops Sepulveda in his tracks momentarily.
Zimbardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zimbardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zimbardo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zimbardo. Sepulveda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda throws a lazy uppercut
and Zimbardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zimbardo dodges the punch combination from Sepulveda.
Zimbardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zimbardo ducks right into an uppercut from Sepulveda.
It looks like Bruce Zimbardo has been cut.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sepulveda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zimbardo throws the kick towards the body but Sepulveda avoids it.
Sepulveda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zimbardo with a body shot.
Zimbardo throws a shot to the body.
Sepulveda throws a series of punches but Zimbardo avoids them all with ease.
Sepulveda throws a series of punches but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Sepulveda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zimbardo.
The fighters circling - Zimbardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sepulveda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zimbardo lands a jab to Sepulveda's midsection.
Sepulveda jabs Zimbardo right on the nose. Zimbardo blinks but takes it well.
Sepulveda misses with a wild combination.
Sepulveda misses with the combination.
Zimbardo fakes the leg kick and cracks Sepulveda in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Sepulveda misses.
It looked like Zimbardo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sepulveda misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sepulveda has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sepulveda takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sepulveda fails to land with a series of punches.
Zimbardo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Zimbardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zimbardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sepulveda circles away quickly and effectively.
Zimbardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sepulveda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sepulveda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimbardo misses with an uppercut.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zimbardo manages to avoid it.
Zimbardo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zimbardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Sepulveda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zimbardo throws a body punch but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda throws a combination that misses
and Zimbardo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Sepulveda does no damage.
Sepulveda throws a right and a left that Zimbardo avoids nicely.
Zimbardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sepulveda takes one on the button.
Zimbardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zimbardo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a wild combination.
Zimbardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sepulveda misses with a two punch combination.
Zimbardo lands a high kick!
Sepulveda blocks a head kick by Zimbardo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zimbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Sepulveda moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Sepulveda misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda tries to bum rush Zimbardo with a series of wild strikes but Zimbardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zimbardo lands with a slapping head kick.
Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda tries to bum rush Zimbardo with a series of wild strikes but Zimbardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zimbardo keeps Sepulveda at a distance using the push kick.
Sepulveda cracks a nice hook into Zimbardo's ribs.
Sepulveda throws a lazy uppercut
and Zimbardo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zimbardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sepulveda.
Zimbardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sepulveda.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepulveda misses with an uppercut.
Zimbardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sepulveda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alejandro Sepulveda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Zimbardo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zimbardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sepulveda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zimbardo tried to score with a low kick but Sepulveda checks it.
Zimbardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sepulveda.
Zimbardo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zimbardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sepulveda.
A solid body kick from Zimbardo.
Sepulveda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zimbardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zimbardo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses.
Zimbardo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zimbardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sepulveda's sensitive parts.
Sepulveda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimbardo cracks the inside of Sepulveda's front leg.
Sepulveda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zimbardo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sepulveda throws a looping overhand right but Zimbardo ducks down to avoid it.
Zimbardo misses with a looping right.
Zimbardo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Sepulveda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda blocks a jab.
Zimbardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sepulveda.
Zimbardo delivers a nice body kick.
Sepulveda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zimbardo scores with a nice strike.
Sepulveda loads up on a big right hand but Zimbardo slips the punch.
Zimbardo lands a nice looking body shot.
Zimbardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a two punch combination.
Zimbardo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
No joy there for Sepulveda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sepulveda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Zimbardo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Zimbardo there.
Sepulveda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Zimbardo misses.
Sepulveda throws a series of punches but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Sepulveda throws a right hand that Zimbardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Zimbardo also avoids with ease.
Alejandro Sepulveda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zimbardo, right into the meat.
Sepulveda misses with a wild combination.
Zimbardo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sepulveda. Sepulveda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda staying out of range there.
Sepulveda is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch combination from Zimbardo misses.
Sepulveda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zimbardo throws a hook but Sepulveda avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo throws a front kick that sends Sepulveda stumbling back into the cage.
Sepulveda blocks a leg kick.
Zimbardo slips a jab and a cross from Sepulveda.
Zimbardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimbardo moves away.
Sepulveda defending well as Zimbardo loads up on a big left hand.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimbardo moves away.
Zimbardo throws out a powerful jab.
Zimbardo thuds his shin into the meat of Sepulveda's side.
Zimbardo dips to his left and cracks Sepulveda with an uppercut!
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zimbardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zimbardo.
The crowd cheers as Zimbardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sepulveda doesn't seem phased though.
Zimbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Sepulveda moves out of range easily.
Sepulveda lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zimbardo scores with a head kick. Sepulveda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepulveda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sepulveda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sepulveda lands a jab-cross combination.
Sepulveda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sepulveda avoids the head kick by Zimbardo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zimbardo.
Zimbardo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sepulveda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sepulveda moves away from the strike by Zimbardo.
Sepulveda throws a nice looking combination but Zimbardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zimbardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sepulveda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepulveda moves away from the strike by Zimbardo.
Sepulveda misses with the combination.
Zimbardo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
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 Bruce Zimbardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Zimbardo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zimbardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zimbardo thuds his shin into the meat of Sepulveda's side.
Sepulveda shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zimbardo eats them both and turns towards Sepulveda to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sepulveda misses with a wild combination.
Zimbardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sepulveda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zimbardo.
No joy there for Sepulveda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo throws a head kick that Sepulveda semi-blocks.
Sepulveda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sepulveda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zimbardo.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sepulveda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sepulveda misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zimbardo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sepulveda tries to bum rush Zimbardo with a series of wild strikes but Zimbardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sepulveda fails to land with a series of punches.
Zimbardo lands a right hook to the body.
Zimbardo throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Sepulveda.
Zimbardo lands with a shot to the body.
Zimbardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sepulveda counter with a right hand.
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!
Zimbardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zimbardo throws a big shot that misses.
Sepulveda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zimbardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zimbardo misses the target.
Sepulveda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sepulveda fails to land with a series of punches.
Zimbardo sizes up Sepulveda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zimbardo looks to land a body kick but Sepulveda moved away.
That kick from Zimbardo tenderised Sepulveda's leg. Sepulveda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zimbardo tries to score with a low kick but Sepulveda moves his leg out of the way.
As Zimbardo backs off Sepulveda throws a huge counter combo but Zimbardo manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zimbardo. Sepulveda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zimbardo dodges the punch combination from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a big shot that misses.
Sepulveda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sepulveda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sepulveda was well out of range. Poor timing from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo throws a hook but Sepulveda blocks it.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zimbardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Zimbardo throws a hook but Sepulveda avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Zimbardo misses.
Zimbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Sepulveda moves out of range easily.
Sepulveda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo misses with a looping left.
Zimbardo walks into a straight right hand from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zimbardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sepulveda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sepulveda checks a low kick from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo takes one to the side of the head.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimbardo moves away.
Zimbardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimbardo throws a solid leg kick but Sepulveda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zimbardo.
Sepulveda lands a nice looking body shot.
Sepulveda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda lands a slapping body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Zimbardo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zimbardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda swinging wildly here.
Zimbardo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sepulveda throws a series of punches but Zimbardo avoids them all with ease.
Sepulveda misses with a double jab.
Sepulveda fails to land with a series of punches.
Zimbardo scores with a body shot.
Zimbardo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zimbardo misses with a head kick.
Sepulveda misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Sepulveda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sepulveda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Sepulveda!
After the fight, Alejandro Sepulveda was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Machado works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nogueira won't allow Machado to sweep him here.
Machado lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Machado stands and throws Nogueira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Machado has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Machado has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Machado working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Nogueira turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Machado off and cradles Nogueira's limp body as Machado celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Thiago Machado!
Thiago Machado took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Héritage! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Milne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blessed. Tito Griffin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Milne's chin.
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265 lbs
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269 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Milne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milne misses with a wild combination.
Griffin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Milne.
Milne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milne moves away.
Griffin throws a body shot but no joy.
Milne appears to be looking for a big counter.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milne.
Milne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Milne tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Milne throws a body kick that misses.
A nice side step and Griffin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin connects with a body shot that sends Milne's belly button to the back.
Griffin throws the left hand but Milne avoids the punch easily.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Milne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Milne is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milne slips a jab from Griffin.
Griffin throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Milne tumbling to the canvas!
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Milne blocks nicely.
Griffin told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Griffin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Milne is rocked!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Milne has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Milne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Milne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Milne seems to have got his legs back now.
Milne controls Griffin momentarily but Griffin frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin postures up in Milne's guard and throws a big left but Milne blocks it.
Milne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Griffin postures up in Milne's guard and throws a big left but Milne blocks it.
Griffin postures up and lands a big shot to Milne's brow.
Griffin postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Milne's head off the mat! Milne is out! He's out! Griffin jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tito Griffin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Parker Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Murillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parker Allen!
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, Jefferson Murillo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murillo misses with a left hand
and Allen counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allen.
Murillo throws a leg kick that misses.
Murillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye.
Murillo dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Murillo misses with a combination
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jefferson Murillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Murillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murillo throws a right hand that misses
and Allen counters with a nice leg kick.
Murillo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murillo throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen works Murillo's body with a nice hook.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot.
Murillo misses with a shot to the body
and Allen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
Murillo tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Murillo looks winded!
Nice uppercut lands for Allen. That snapped Murillo's head back.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Murillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen is looking to wear down Murillo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murillo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen checks a leg kick nicely.
Parker Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murillo on the side of the head.
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murillo with a jab.
Allen moves out of range as Murillo strikes.
Murillo throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murillo misses with a hook
and Allen counters with an inside leg kick.
Murillo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murillo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Allen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murillo throws a right hand that misses
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen with a jab.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murillo has time to react.
Murillo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murillo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Murillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Allen feints and then cracks Murillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murillo down.
Murillo slips a jab from Allen.
Allen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murillo's head.
Murillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo misses with a hook to the body
and Allen counters with a leg kick.
Allen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murillo is rocked!
Murillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murillo is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Allen cracks Murillo with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Murillo tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Allen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Murillo is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parker Allen!
Parker Allen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Mourtneant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandu Lungu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lungu has chosen You Ain't Stoppin Me as his entrance music. Sandu Lungu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Great low kicks
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guy Mourtneant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandu Lungu!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mourtneant throws the left hand but Lungu avoids the punch easily.
Lungu looks to land a body kick but Mourtneant moved away.
Mourtneant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lungu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mourtneant tests Lungu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lungu keeps the fight on the outside.
Mourtneant misses with the body kick
and Lungu counters with a nice body shot.
Lungu thuds his right hand into Mourtneant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lungu throws a sloppy head kick and Mourtneant moves out of range easily.
Lungu throws the left hand but Mourtneant avoids the punch easily.
Mourtneant appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lungu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lungu slips a straight right by Mourtneant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lungu scoring well with a low kick there.
Lungu scores with a jab.
Lungu throws an off balance right hand
and Mourtneant moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lungu scores with a shoulder strike.
Lungu manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lungu.
Lungu misses with a low kick.
Mourtneant has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Mourtneant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Mourtneant.
Mourtneant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mourtneant lands with a cross.
Lungu thuds a left hand into Mourtneant's body.
Mourtneant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mourtneant wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mourtneant misses with a leg kick
enabling Lungu to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Guy Mourtneant has been cut.
Lungu throws a lazy body kick
and Mourtneant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mourtneant.
Mourtneant lands with a left to the head.
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!
Mourtneant takes a shot to the head.
Mourtneant is rocked!
Lungu digs a right hand underneath Mourtneant's ribcage. Mourtneant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Mourtneant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lungu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lungu lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mourtneant to his knees! Lungu keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sandu Lungu!
Sandu Lungu is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Sandu Lungu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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