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KOTB 31: Lindo Maravilhoso PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cale Downes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sepulveda comes into the arena with Llorando se Fue blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cale Downes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda lands with a nice combination. Downes backs away looking to recover.
Sepulveda connects with a crisp jab.
Sepulveda tries to bum rush Downes with a series of wild strikes but Downes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Sepulveda finds it's target.
Downes slips a jab and a cross from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Downes is rocked!
Downes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Downes is still in real trouble! Can Sepulveda finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Downes preventing the sweep.
Downes drops back looking for a leg! Sepulveda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sepulveda manages to kick Downes off! Downes jumps back into Sepulveda's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Downes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sepulveda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Downes seems to have recovered his senses.
Downes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sepulveda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Downes has managed to get both his arms back between Sepulveda's legs - danger averted.
Sepulveda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Downes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Downes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Downes trying to control but Sepulveda is working from the bottom.
Downes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sepulveda's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda has his foot on Downes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Downes works his way back into a safe position though.
Downes drops back looking for a leg! Sepulveda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sepulveda manages to kick Downes off! Downes jumps back into Sepulveda's guard.
Downes postures up and lands a big shot to Sepulveda's brow.
Downes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Downes drops back looking for a leg! Sepulveda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sepulveda manages to kick Downes off! Downes jumps back into Sepulveda's guard.
Downes drops back looking for a leg! Sepulveda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sepulveda manages to kick Downes off! Downes jumps back into Sepulveda's guard.
Sepulveda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Downes wants to control from the top but Sepulveda keeps moving.
Sepulveda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downes stands up and waves to Sepulveda to follow him.
Sepulveda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Downes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sepulveda won't be happy with that.
Sepulveda wants to get back to his feet but Downes drags him back down.
Sepulveda tries to improve position but can't.
Downes tries for a kimura but Sepulveda is defending well.
Downes is trying to get an arm triangle but Sepulveda is defending well.
Downes trying to control the position but Sepulveda is working away.
Sepulveda is trying to get back to half guard.
Sepulveda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Downes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Downes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sepulveda defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downes is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sepulveda is trying to stand.
Sepulveda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Downes pulls his head out easily.
Sepulveda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Downes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sepulveda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sepulveda wants to get back to full guard.
Downes is working for a kimura but Sepulveda is defending it quite comfortably.
Downes not doing much here.
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.
Sepulveda looking for submissions off his back.
Downes prevents Sepulveda from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sepulveda moves into full guard.
Sepulveda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sepulveda scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Downes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sepulveda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Downes misses with a takedown attempt - Sepulveda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sepulveda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Downes. Downes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Decent striking displayed by Sepulveda there.
Downes shoots in looking for a takedown but Sepulveda manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Downes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sepulveda throws a one two combo.
Downes wants to clinch up but Sepulveda keeps it at a distance.
Sepulveda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sepulveda cracks Downes with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Downes tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sepulveda pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Downes is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cingeto Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cingeto Ysengrin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cingeto Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss scores with a shot to the body.
Boss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ysengrin.
Boss lands a lovely overhand right.
Ysengrin lands with a nice body punch.
Ysengrin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boss rushes Ysengrin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Boss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boss working aggressively here.
Boss misses with a body punch.
Boss misses with a punch to the body.
Boss misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boss can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ysengrin.
Boss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boss tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin prevents a body shot from Boss.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Boss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Boss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Boss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Ysengrin.
Boss struggles to land a body shot inside as Ysengrin controls his hands.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Boss.
Boss scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin.
Boss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boss prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Boss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boss tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Boss tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Ysengrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Boss.
Boss misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boss tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Boss is leaning against Ysengrin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boss tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ysengrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boss misses with a body punch.
Boss can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
Boss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boss misses with a body punch.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Boss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss misses with a punch to the body.
Boss misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boss moves in looking to clinch but Ysengrin pushes him off.
Ysengrin works Boss's body with a nice hook.
Boss takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ysengrin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boss is out of range and Ysengrin settles back down.
Ysengrin scores with a sloppy right hand. Boss should have avoided that one.
Ysengrin throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been told by Boss's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ysengrin looks to throw the jab but Boss is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Ysengrin misses.
Ysengrin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boss ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ysengrin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boss on the side of the head.
Boss misses with a looping right.
Boss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ysengrin misses the shot to the body.
Ysengrin lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hugo Boss will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boss has closed the distance and engaged Ysengrin in a clinch.
Ysengrin tries to pull guard but Boss holds him up against the cage and eventually Ysengrin drops back down to his feet.
Boss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boss struggles to land a body shot inside as Ysengrin controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Boss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
Ysengrin prevents a body shot from Boss.
Boss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ysengrin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Boss.
A right hook to the body lands for Boss.
Boss misses with the head strike.
Boss blocking some punches.
Hugo Boss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boss tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Boss back against the cage.
Boss tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Boss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
Boss lands an uppercut.
Ysengrin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boss tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ysengrin lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin trying to control the position but instead, Boss has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ysengrin into the cage.
Boss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Boss back against the cage.
Boss lands an uppercut.
Boss misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Ysengrin on the inside.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Boss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boss working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Boss.
Boss struggles to land a body shot inside as Ysengrin controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boss can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss misses with a punch to the body.
Boss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boss tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boss tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boss.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boss.
Boss throws a head punch that misses.
Boss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss has Ysengrin pressed against the cage, preventing Ysengrin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ysengrin blocks an uppercut.
Boss tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Boss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Boss misses with a body punch.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
Boss digs a right hand into Ysengrin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ysengrin's gas tank.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Boss can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
Ysengrin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ysengrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boss moves into the clinch.
Boss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in the clinch, Boss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ysengrin blocking some punches.
Boss tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss lands a hook that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Boss dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Boss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ysengrin moves away.
Ysengrin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ysengrin.
Boss cracks a nice hook into Ysengrin's ribs.
Ysengrin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ysengrin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boss darts in and clinches Ysengrin up against the cage.
Boss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boss throws a punch but it's blocked by Ysengrin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss struggles to land a body shot inside as Ysengrin controls his hands.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Boss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boss tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Boss back against the cage.
Boss tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss missing with knees to the body.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Boss.
Boss tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Boss back against the cage.
The referee calls for Ysengrin to work.
Boss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Hugo Boss has been cut.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Cingeto Ysengrin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugo Boss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ysengrin can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin prevents a body shot from Boss.
Boss tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Nice body punch from Boss.
Boss misses with a punch to the body.
Boss lands a body shot.
Ysengrin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ysengrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ysengrin presses Boss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Boss can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
Boss misses with a body punch.
Boss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ysengrin prevents a body shot from Boss.
Boss letting Ysengrin take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Boss.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Boss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ysengrin lands an uppercut.
Boss struggles to land a body shot inside as Ysengrin controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Boss.
Boss tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Boss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ysengrin or not.
Ysengrin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Boss.
Ysengrin working aggressively here.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Boss.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Ysengrin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Boss tries to clinch there but Ysengrin circles away.
Good work by Boss as he checks the leg kick.
Ysengrin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Boss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Boss!
Hugo Boss decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walood Kassab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kassab has chosen Merauder - Life Is Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
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, Terrence Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walood Kassab!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassab blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mitchell!
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
Kassab 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.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mitchell fails with the takedown
and Kassab counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a body kick that misses.
Mitchell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kassab's guard.
Mitchell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kassab swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mitchell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mitchell trying to control but Kassab is working from the bottom.
Mitchell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassab can't keep his opponent in guard - Mitchell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kassab is pressing down on Mitchell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mitchell stops Kassab from standing up.
Kassab utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kassab keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mitchell forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mitchell thows a huge punch but Kassab dodges it nicely.
Mitchell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kassab blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Kassab is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kassab is trying to control but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kassab swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kassab tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell gets a takedown into half guard.
Kassab is trying to stand up here but Mitchell is controlling him well.
Mitchell wants to advance to full mount but Kassab doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kassab wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Kassab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kassab is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell trying to control but Kassab is working from the bottom.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Kassab.
Mitchell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kassab instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Mitchell dominated that round.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kassab gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kassab misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kassab manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mitchell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kassab pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kassab stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kassab manages to break the clinch.
Terrence Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassab swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kassab throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Kassab tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Walood Kassab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kassab tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassab throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kassab tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kassab takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kassab tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Kassab tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Mitchell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kassab if he has to take too many more of those.
Kassab looks to clinch
and Mitchell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kassab's guard.
Kassab wants to stand and escape but Mitchell is having none of it.
Kassab keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Kassab has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mitchell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kassab rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kassab pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassab wants to clinch.
Kassab rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Kassab closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
Kassab manages to break the clinch.
Kassab checks a low kick from Mitchell.
Kassab tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kassab throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Kassab dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Kassab rushes Mitchell and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kassab breaks the clinch.
Kassab tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell scores with a leg kick.
Kassab tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Kassab clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Kassab escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell moves out of range as Kassab strikes.
Kassab fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kassab is looking to clinch.
Mitchell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kassab circles away.
Mitchell cracks a nice hook into Kassab's ribs.
Mitchell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mitchell throws a body kick that misses.
Kassab tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kassab fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell dives in for a single leg takedown but Kassab sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell swings for the body but Kassab moves out of range.
Kassab forces Mitchell back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell is trying to break the clinch but Kassab has him pressed against the cage.
Mitchell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mitchell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Kassab tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kassab misses with a straight left.
Kassab moves into the clinch.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Walood Kassab will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kassab tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Kassab moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Kassab as Mitchell shoots in.
Kassab closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Kassab tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kassab sprawls and moves away.
Kassab tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell has his takedown stuffed
and Kassab counters by moving into the clinch.
Kassab's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kassab throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassab clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Kassab gets underhooks to prevent Mitchell's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kassab takes a shot to the head.
Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kassab wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassab is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell takes one on the button.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitchell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mitchell throws a push kick but Kassab slaps the foot to one side.
Kassab moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kassab.
Kassab breaks from the clinch.
Kassab has managed to clinch.
Kassab pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kassab tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kassab fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kassab has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mitchell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Kassab is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kassab but Kassab pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mitchell - that will leave a mark!
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!
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kassab is looking to clinch.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Kassab.
Kassab gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kassab stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kassab is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kassab misses with a body shot.
Mitchell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kassab pushes Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
Walood Kassab seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mitchell letting Kassab take a breather here.
Mitchell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Still in the clinch, Kassab scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kassab as he avoids it easily.
Kassab fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kassab is keeping the position for now.
Kassab wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Terrence Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Kassab uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Kassab!
Mitchell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kassab defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kassab is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kassab pushing down on Mitchell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mitchell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kassab throws a big right hand that misses.
Kassab wants to get up but he can't break Mitchell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walood Kassab comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kassab 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walood Kassab!
Walood Kassab bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus O Halloran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!James Gordon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus O Halloran!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Halloran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Halloran was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gordon cracks O Halloran with an open hand slap.
Gordon throws a shot from downtown. O Halloran moves away and avoids it.
O Halloran thuds his right hand into Gordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Halloran moves away.
Gordon slips a straight right by O Halloran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Halloran.
O Halloran tries to counter with a clinch but Gordon shakes him off and moves away.
Gordon wants to clinch up but O Halloran keeps it at a distance.
Gordon misses with an uppercut. O Halloran saw that one coming.
Gordon sends O Halloran crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gordon is motioning to the referee to let O Halloran up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Halloran misses the jab.
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by O Halloran.
O Halloran forces Gordon back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Gordon.
O Halloran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Halloran prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon prevents a body shot from O Halloran.
Gordon gets through O Halloran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of O Halloran's head.
O Halloran is rocked!
O Halloran misses with some punches.
Gordon drops O Halloran onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! O Halloran is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
O Halloran is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Gordon.
O Halloran looks winded!
O Halloran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gordon creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends O Halloran's eyes rolling into the back of his head! O Halloran drops to his knees and Gordon pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Gordon!
A victorious James Gordon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raecius Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright has chosen Eazy E - Creep 'N' Crawl as his entrance music. Raecius Felix has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raecius Felix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lionel Wright!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wright is trying to defend but Felix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Felix wants to work for an arm triangle but Wright is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Felix tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wright knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wright is staying active underneath Felix, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wright felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wright tries to kick Felix off but Felix keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Felix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix wants to take a breather but Wright is having none of it.
Felix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Felix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix is looking to advance position but Wright won't allow it.
Felix trying to control from half guard but Wright is working away.
Wright is trying to stand back up but Felix is controlling him
Felix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Felix is working for a submission of some sort.
Felix trying to pass the guard but Wright defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wright blocking the ground and pound attempt from Felix.
Wright is trying to stand up here but Felix is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Felix in his tracks.
Felix goes for a double leg but Wright avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wright continues to drive forward.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Felix moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Nice sprawl there from Wright as Felix shoots in.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Felix scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Felix is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wright is just riding it out for now. Felix eventually gives up the hold.
Wright is trying to stand up here but Felix is controlling him well.
Felix is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Felix controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix wants to work for an arm triangle but Wright is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wright looks like he's trying to stand up.
Felix is working for a kimura but Wright is defending it quite comfortably.
Felix is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raecius Felix dominated that round.
That's time! Felix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Felix with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright scores with a head kick.
Wright gets caught flat footed, as Felix shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Felix throws a big elbow that misses.
Felix slips nicely into half guard.
Felix 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.
Felix stands up and beckons Wright to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Felix with that takedown attempt.
Felix closes the distance and clinches up with Wright, looking for a takedown. Felix pushes Wright against the cage but Wright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wright unleashes a big counter combination but Felix bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raecius Felix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Wright.
Felix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Felix throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Felix off to one side.
Felix takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lionel Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Felix avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lionel Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright drops Felix with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Felix! Wright dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lionel Wright!
During a confident post fight interview, Lionel Wright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksis Aaltonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Third Round Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksis Aaltonen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Aaltonen pushes him off.
Aaltonen loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Aaltonen moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aaltonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Romero throws a hook but Aaltonen blocks it.
Aaltonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Romero with a body shot.
Aaltonen with a hook.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aaltonen manages to avoid it.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aaltonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aaltonen lands a body shot.
Aaltonen slips under a jab.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Aaltonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Romero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aaltonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero misses with a combination
and Aaltonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a hook. Aaltonen ducked under it nicely.
Romero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Aaltonen back into the cage.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Aaltonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero prevents a body shot from Aaltonen.
Aaltonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aaltonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Aaltonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero scores a nice knee to the body.
Aaltonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aaltonen's efforts to push away.
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaltonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romero.
Aaltonen looks winded!
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aaltonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Romero.
Romero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Aaltonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Aaltonen.
Romero lands a right hand.
Aaltonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aaltonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Romero.
A hook to the body from Romero.
Romero lands a left hand.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aaltonen.
Aaltonen tries to break the clinch but Romero is controlling the position.
Aaltonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aaltonen blocking some punches.
Aaltonen dodges an elbow strike from Romero.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Aaltonen.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aaltonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Aaltonen fails to land.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Aaltonen fails to land.
Aaltonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aaltonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero lands a big right hand that sends Aaltonen crashing to the mat! Romero stays standing though and waves Aaltonen back to his feet!
Aaltonen is rocked!
Aaltonen lands an overhand right.
Aaltonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Romero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aaltonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Aaltonen seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Aaltonen sprawling to the canvas! Aaltonen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Romero finish him?!
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aaltonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aaltonen takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Aaltonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero throws a hook but Aaltonen avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aaltonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero swings for the body but Aaltonen moves out of range.
Aaltonen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Romero wants to clinch but Aaltonen slips to the side
and Aaltonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aaltonen.
Aaltonen lands a slapping body shot.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Aaltonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aaltonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aaltonen doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aaltonen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aaltonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero pushes Aaltonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Romero.
Aaltonen is breathing heavily.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Aaltonen.
Aaltonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aaltonen can do to turn this around?
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aaltonens head.
Aaltonen is trying to break free.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aaltonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aaltonen.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero lands a damaging elbow.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aaltonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romero pushes Aaltonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Third Round Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaltonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aaltonen avoids the elbow strike from Romero, against the cage.
Aaltonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Aaltonen takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero drops Aaltonen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Aaltonen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Aaltonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aaltonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero tries to clinch but Aaltonen is having none of it.
Aaltonen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Romero gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Aaltonen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Third Round Romero!
A pretty intense looking Third Round Romero took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dag Daghammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
168 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dag Daghammar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Estima!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Estima.
Estima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Estima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Estima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Estima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Estima slips a jab from Daghammar.
Estima swings for the body but Daghammar moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Daghammar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Estima misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Daghammar misses the target.
Daghammar ducks under a wild hook from Estima.
Estima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estima throws a series of punches but Daghammar avoids them all with ease.
Estima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daghammar misses with a double jab
and Estima counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daghammar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estima perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Estima's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Estima is looking to advance position but Daghammar won't allow it.
Estima is thwarting Daghammar's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estima wants to free his trapped foot but Daghammar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Estima not doing much here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Estima tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daghammar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Estima is trying to work for a kimura but Daghammar is defending well.
Daghammar is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at A Hero's Journey: MMA Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estima is taking a breather. Daghammar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Daghammar is refusing to be controlled, as Estima sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daghammar defending well as Estima loads up on a big left hand.
Estima looks to throw the jab but Daghammar is out of range.
Daghammar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Estima swings for the body but Daghammar moves out of range.
Donk. Estima catches Daghammar right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Estima misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daghammar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Estima throws a looping overhand right but Daghammar ducks down to avoid it.
Daghammar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Estima.
It looked like Daghammar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dag Daghammar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Estima missing with a left hand there. Daghammar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daghammar misses with a lunging right hand
and Estima counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daghammar makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Estima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daghammar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Estima dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Estima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daghammar moves away.
Estima misses with a jab to the body
enabling Daghammar to counter with a crisp jab.
Estima connects with a single shot there.
Estima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Daghammar misses.
Estima with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estima misses with the combination.
Daghammar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Estima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Estima misses.
Estima tests Daghammar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Estima ducks under a wild hook from Daghammar.
Estima tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Estima misses with a combination
and Daghammar counters with a stiff right hand.
Victor Estima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Estima scores with a sloppy right hand. Daghammar should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Estima.
Daghammar throwing a counter right hand but Estima manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estima jabs at Daghammar's body.
Estima misses with a straight left.
Daghammar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Estima.
Estima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Estima looks to land a left hand but Daghammar moved out of range nicely.
Daghammar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estima 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.
Daghammar missing with a left hand there. Estima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Estima is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daghammar.
Estima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daghammar.
Daghammar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Estima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daghammar connects with a looping right hand.
Estima misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Daghammar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daghammar throws a shot from downtown. Estima moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estima connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Daghammar's hands.
Nice jab there from Estima.
Estima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daghammar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Estima slips a straight right by Daghammar.
Estima cracks Daghammar with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daghammar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Estima moves away from the strike by Daghammar.
Estima drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daghammar defends it well.
Estima throws a lazy uppercut
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Estima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Estima misses with a hook
and Daghammar scores with a counter punch that sends Estima to the canvas! Daghammar smells blood - he's punishing Estima with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Estima has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Daghammar!
Dag Daghammar retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dag Daghammar thanked Sin City Allstars for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucia Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sapp comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix. The key to victory for Blob Sapp has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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298 lbs
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27
270 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blob Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucia Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie 's head backwards.
It looks like Lucia Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Sapp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sapp scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sapp prevents it.
Sapp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sapp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sapp lands an uppercut.
Sapp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Sapp.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Sapp finish him?
Sapp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Sapp throws a big uppercut that drops Gracie ! More strikes from Sapp and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gracie lies dazed against the cage as Sapp celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blob Sapp!
Blob Sapp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nameless Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter comes to the cage accompanied by Also Sprach Zarathustra. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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27
151 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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24
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nameless Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Machado!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Fighter.
Machado takes one on the button.
Fighter connects with the punch.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Machado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machado blocks a jab.
Fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fighter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Machado closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado is leaning against Fighter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machado stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Fighter.
Good body shot from Machado.
A short right from Fighter on the inside.
Fighter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Machado is rocked!
Fighter turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fighter manages to end up in side control.
Machado is still in real trouble! Can Fighter finish him?
A lull in the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado is looking for a sweep.
Machado keeps trying to improve his position.
Machado struggling a bit here.
Machado tries to buck Fighter off but Fighter is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Machado's shoulder. That is not cool.
Machado tries to improve position but can't.
Machado seems to have recovered his senses.
Machado can't do much from the bottom here.
Machado gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado is doing well to control the position and prevent Fighter from advancing to side control.
Machado wants to get back to full guard.
Machado slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Machado is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fighter is not content to let Machado control the position.
Machado is working for a kimura but Fighter is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is looking to take a break and control but Fighter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machado is looking to advance position but Fighter won't allow it.
Fighter is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
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.
Machado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fighter keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machado is working for a submission of some sort.
Machado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Machado works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nameless Fighter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Machado misses the target.
Machado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado wants to clinch up but Fighter keeps it at a distance.
Fighter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machado. Machado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Machado shoots in but no luck this time.
Machado misses with a takedown
and Fighter counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Machado! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nameless Fighter!
Our winner, Nameless Fighter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Prathamesh Randhawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randhawa comes to the cage accompanied by Dhoom Taana. Vinicius Costa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Prathamesh Randhawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Costa!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Costa misses
and Randhawa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Randhawa.
Randhawa passes into half guard.
Costa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Randhawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.
Randhawa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Randhawa is looking for a kimura but Costa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Randhawa to get the leverage.
Randhawa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Costa!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randhawa looking to secure an arm triangle but Costa defends it well.
Costa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Randhawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randhawa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Randhawa looking to secure an arm triangle but Costa defends it well.
Randhawa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Costa is on top in guard.
Randhawa has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Costa should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Randhawa has tightened it up now! Costa should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Prathamesh Randhawa!
Our winner, Prathamesh Randhawa, 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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