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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James LaBrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arenas has chosen Alive-Krewella as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that James LaBrie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James LaBrie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James LaBrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Arenas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaBrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arenas manages to avoid it.
Arenas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and LaBrie counters with a stiff right hand.
Arenas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Nicolas Arenas has been cut.
Arenas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaBrie circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from LaBrie misses its target.
LaBrie misses with a looping left.
LaBrie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arenas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arenas blocks a jab.
Arenas with a hook.
LaBrie misses with a looping left.
Arenas misses with a low kick as LaBrie jumps back.
LaBrie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arenas misses with a double jab
and LaBrie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arenas throws an off balance right hand
and LaBrie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arenas throws a hook but LaBrie blocks it.
Arenas throws a leg kick
and LaBrie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arenas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LaBrie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arenas misses with a hook.
Arenas throws a right hand that misses
and LaBrie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from LaBrie misses.
Arenas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
LaBrie throws a body punch but Arenas moves out of range.
Arenas misses with a double jab.
LaBrie throws a body shot but no joy.
LaBrie loads up on a big right hand but Arenas slips the punch.
Arenas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
LaBrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LaBrie cracks Arenas with an open hand slap.
LaBrie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
LaBrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arenas.
LaBrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaBrie connects with a right hand. Arenas shakes it off.
LaBrie misses with a few strikes there.
Arenas connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaBrie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arenas.
A punch lands to the side of LaBrie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenas misses with an uppercut. LaBrie saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. LaBrie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arenas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arenas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LaBrie drops his hands momentarily and Arenas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arenas throws a leg kick but LaBrie moved away.
LaBrie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arenas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arenas is rocked!
LaBrie circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Arenas to the canvas! Arenas doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - LaBrie keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James LaBrie!
An out of breath James LaBrie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
66 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
56 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equinox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Equinox.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Equinox has the dominant position.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee working aggressively here.
Equinox prevents a body shot from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Equinox.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Lee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Equinox lands a body shot.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
Equinox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Equinox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Equinox keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Equinox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Equinox scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Equinox stalls.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Equinox lands a body punch.
Equinox working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox slows down the pace here.
Equinox keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee prevents a body shot from Equinox.
Equinox stalling.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee tries a body shot but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox is stalling here.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee letting Equinox take a breather here.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Equinox looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee catches Equinox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Equinox gets a clinch.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Equinox has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Equinox's head.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Equinox tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Equinox has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee blocking some punches.
Equinox is working Lee over against the cage.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Equinox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Equinox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Equinox misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Equinox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Lee is rocked!
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is trying to push Equinox away but Equinox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Equinox lands a big right hand that drops Lee! The killer instinct kicks in and Equinox finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Equinox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
An out of breath John Equinox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Bad Motherfucker as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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Good gas tank |
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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
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Quik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Quik darts in and clinches Gomez up against the cage.
Gomez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quik gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Quik manages to get underhooks.
Gomez has clasped his hands together around Quik's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gomez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gomez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gomez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomez tries for a kimura but Quik is defending well.
Gomez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Quik is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to get an arm triangle but Quik is defending well.
Gomez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gomez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gomez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Quik rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gomez's guard! Nice work there by Quik!
Quik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quik defends it easily.
Quik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gomez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quik defends well.
Gomez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quik gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quik got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quik has managed to get both his arms back between Gomez's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Quik has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gomez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Quik passes into half guard.
Quik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Quik seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gomez for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez actively working from the bottom here.
Quik is looking to advance position but Gomez won't allow it.
Gomez actively working from the bottom here.
Quik stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez wants to improve his position but Quik is controlling well.
Quik is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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 Jamal Quik will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good exchange - Quik coming out on top.
Gomez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomez somewhat.
Quik throws a leg kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt - Quik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quik gets underhooks to prevent Gomez's takedown attempt.
Jamal Quik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franco Gomez.
Quik scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gomez is trying to drag Quik to the mat but Quik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Quik stops a takedown attempt from Gomez.
Quik's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik leaning against his opponent.
Gomez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Quik after a bit of a struggle.
Gomez is trying to drag Quik to the mat but Quik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Quik is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Quik tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gomez is in Quik's guard.
Quik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomez's guard.
Gomez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Quik has picked Gomez up and slammed him! Gomez can't keep hold of the triangle and Quik manages to pass to side control!
Gomez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gomez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quik is staying tight to Gomez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gomez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Quik off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez looking for the choke from the back.
We've been hearing good reports from Quik's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Quik manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gomez's guard. Nice work there by Quik.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Quik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Quik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Quik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quik gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quik stands and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gomez tries to bench press Quik off him but Quik keeps the position.
Gomez has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Quik 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 Gomez's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gomez looking for a sweep but Quik has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Quik controlling from mount.
Quik with a couple of short strikes.
Gomez working to try and regain half guard.
Quik controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Quik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Quik dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Quik connects with a crisp jab.
Quik throws a body kick that misses.
Gomez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Quik defends well and Gomez ends up having to push Quik into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Quik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Quik tries to get to full guard but Gomez has control of the leg.
Gomez is thwarting Quik's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gomez is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is working for a submission of some sort.
Quik wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez wants to work for an arm triangle but Quik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gomez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Quik is concentrating on defense, preventing Gomez from advancing position.
Quik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gomez.
Jamal Quik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gomez seems to be looking for submissions.
Quik is looking to improve his position.
Gomez wants to work for an arm triangle but Quik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quik has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quik regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomez looking to pass the guard.
Gomez keeps trying to improve his position.
Quik has Gomez pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Quik dives on top into guard.
Quik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Quik is sitting in close to Gomez's body. Gomez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Quik is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Quik is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gomez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Franco Gomez!
Franco Gomez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes to the cage accompanied by Pump Up The Jam. The crowd seem to be enjoying McDonald's choice of entrance music: Hamburger. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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182 lbs
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conor McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner drops down looking for a counter takedown but McDonald sprawls and moves away.
McDonald lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner's hand.
Banner drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Banner works McDonald's body with a nice hook.
McDonald throws a shot to the body.
Banner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDonald 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.
McDonald throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab, jab by McDonald - just one landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McDonald. Banner shrugs it off though.
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!
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Banner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McDonald to the mat! McDonald manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McDonald had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Banner defends it easily.
McDonald is trying to keep Banner in close.
Banner pushes down on McDonald's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Banner is thwarting McDonald's attempts to control the position.
Banner is looking for a kimura here.
McDonald gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Banner is proving a slippery customer.
McDonald is looking to sweep but instead, Banner has passed into half guard.
McDonald is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Banner pulls his head out easily.
Banner wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.
Banner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McDonald is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Banner jumps into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ground and pound from Banner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McDonald is trying to get back to half guard.
Banner landing strikes.
Banner lands a nice forearm strike.
Banner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McDonald tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Banner presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McDonald wants to control but Banner passes into side.
McDonald sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McDonald wants to get back to full guard.
McDonald has a hand on Banner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Banner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
McDonald tries to hold on but Banner postures up.
Banner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McDonald to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McDonald shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor McDonald will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonald tries to work over Banner's front leg with a kick but Banner checks it.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Banner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McDonald looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Banner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McDonald manages to get to full guard.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Banner is proving a slippery customer.
McDonald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald striking off his back but it's not causing Banner any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a big right hand that misses.
Banner wants to pass the guard but McDonald is keeping the position.
Banner wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Banner is proving a slippery customer.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
Banner is pushing down on McDonald's leg trying to pass to half guard. McDonald is fighting to maintain full guard but Banner has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald wants to get back to full guard.
McDonald has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Banner is working away from the top position though.
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McDonald trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. McDonald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McDonald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conor McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and Banner counters with a shoot takedown. McDonald fights it but they end up in guard.
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bruce Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner blocking the ground and pound attempt from McDonald.
Banner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McDonald is trying to control. Banner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McDonald not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McDonald working Banner over with strikes.
Banner taking some punishment here, with McDonald in his half guard.
Banner trying to control here.
McDonald is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McDonald working the head and body with strikes.
Banner is looking to control McDonald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banner avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from McDonald.
McDonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Banner gets full guard.
Banner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Banner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Conor McDonald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
A jab from McDonald does it's job there.
McDonald tries a low kick but Banner avoids it.
Banner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonald throws out a leg kick but Banner moves out of range and McDonald only half commits.
McDonald scores with a jab. Banner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner lands a lovely overhand right.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banner.
A nice side step and McDonald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Banner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner takes one to the chin there.
Banner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonald lands a head kick. Banner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner shoots and misses
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Banner looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
Banner scores with a takedown into McDonald's guard.
Banner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
Banner won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is trying to control the position but Banner postures up.
McDonald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banner's guard.
Banner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald throws an elbow that misses. Banner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McDonald's guard. Nice move by Banner!
McDonald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banner wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
Banner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banner postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
Banner stands and throws McDonald's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on McDonald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Banner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McDonald sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McDonald is trying to improve his position.
Conor McDonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Banner misses with the ground and pound.
Banner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McDonald, who protects the arm well.
McDonald is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Banner is controlling him well.
Banner working away.
Banner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McDonald is avoiding damage well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McDonald winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor McDonald!
An out of breath Conor McDonald thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Heroes as his entrance music. Ice Man acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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33
200 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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44
180 lbs
54 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Flagg connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
A jab from Man misses.
Flagg tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flagg lands a lovely overhand right.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flagg throws a sloppy body shot
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randall Flagg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flagg misses with a left hand
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flagg moves out of range of the strikes.
Flagg misses with a hook
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Flagg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flagg throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Flagg feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Man sprawling to the canvas! Man rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Flagg finish him?!
Man is rocked!
Flagg lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Flagg finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a lazy right hand but Flagg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Flagg misses the target.
Flagg misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Flagg drops Man with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Man looks back up at him and smiles so Flagg waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flagg doesn't seem bothered though.
Flagg misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man! But no joy.
Flagg looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Flagg takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Flagg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flagg lands a slapping body shot.
Man has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Flagg looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Flagg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Flagg misses with a double jab
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man looks to throw the jab but Flagg is out of range.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man looks to throw the jab but Flagg is out of range.
Flagg misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Flagg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Man.
Flagg throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Flagg stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flagg misses with a body shot.
Flagg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Flagg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That has opened up Ice Man's cut even more.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flagg fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws out a counter right but Flagg avoids it with no problem.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flagg moves away.
Flagg misses with a straight right.
Man lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Man misses.
Flagg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Flagg connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flagg. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Flagg is just out of range.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flagg connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Flagg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Flagg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Flagg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flagg misses with a wild body shot.
Flagg scores with a shot to the body.
Flagg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Flagg lands a jab to the head.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flagg lands an overhand right.
Flagg tries to clinch up.
Flagg scores with a sloppy right hand. Man should have avoided that one.
A big left from Flagg misses.
Man lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Flagg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Flagg seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man dodges the punch combination from Flagg.
Flagg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flagg. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Flagg misses the shot to the body.
Man misses with a looping left.
Flagg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flagg moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Man's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Flagg dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man throws a combination. Flagg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Man misses with a straight left.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Flagg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook but Flagg avoids it easily.
Flagg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Man misses with the combination.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flagg.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Flagg lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Flagg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Flagg - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flagg staying out of range there.
Flagg with a nice cross.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Flagg.
Flagg lands with a nice body punch.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Flagg slips a straight right by Man.
Flagg drops Man with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Man looks back up at him and smiles so Flagg waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The cut above Ice Man's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flagg connects with a body shot.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man avoids the body shot from Flagg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flagg feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Man sprawling to the canvas! Man rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Flagg finish him?!
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Flagg counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randall Flagg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. WAR-Low Rider kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
48 - 30 - 3 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 30 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bourque digs a good body shot into Gattuso's ribs.
Gattuso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourque takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourque has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Gattuso throws a sloppy head kick
and Bourque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gattuso thinking.
Bourque rushes Gattuso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Bourque.
Bourque lands a left 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!
Bourque tries to break free but Gattuso pushes him back against the cage.
Bourque lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bourque lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque breaks the clinch.
Gattuso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourque checks a leg kick.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses.
Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
Bourque lands with an overhand left.
Gattuso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gattuso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bourque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bourque is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Bourque.
Bourque fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourque on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bourque defending well as Gattuso loads up on a big left hand.
Javier Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso misses with a looping right.
Bourque was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gattuso throws a lazy head kick
and Bourque counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Gattuso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gattuso lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bourque will feel that in the morning.
Gattuso throws a low kick but Bourque moves out of range easily.
Bourque scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gattuso lands with a nice body punch.
Gattuso connects with a high kick.
Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourque swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with a body shot.
Bourque went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gattuso misses with an uppercut.
Gattuso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gattuso does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bourque wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Bourque.
Gattuso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gattuso tries to land a front kick but Bourque steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bourque clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bourque's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bourque displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gattuso up against the cage.
Bourque swings wildly with an uppercut but Gattuso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourque lands a shoulder strike.
Gattuso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bourque blocks an uppercut.
Bourque manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourque lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bourque lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Bourque dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Gattuso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bourque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gattuso can do to turn this around?
Gattuso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Bourque drops Gattuso with a beautiful combination! Gattuso stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bourque is looking for the KO!
Gattuso is rocked!
It looks like Javier Gattuso has been cut.
BAM! Bourque delivers a spinning backfist that drops Gattuso like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Adam Bourque!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radar Salter (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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152 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
48 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radar Salter!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Salter.
Mizrahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salter throws a front kick aimed at Mizrahi's knee but Mizrahi avoids it well.
Salter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Mizrahi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salter.
Salter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salter looks to score with a jab to the body but Mizrahi is just out of range.
Salter swings for the body but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Salter cracks Mizrahi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mizrahi throws a shot to the body.
Mizrahi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mizrahi in his tracks.
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!
Salter misses with a straight right.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Salter.
Salter throws a head kick that misses.
Mizrahi moves in looking to clinch but Salter pushes him off.
Salter throws out a loose jab but Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mizrahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mizrahi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mizrahi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salter up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mizrahi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salter prevents a body shot from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi keeps control of Salter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Salter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Salter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizrahi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mizrahi tries a body shot but Salter blocks it.
Salter has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Salter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mizrahi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salter up against the cage.
Salter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter moves out of range of the body kick from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Salter circles away and keeps his distance.
Mizrahi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mizrahi wants to clinch up but Salter keeps it at a distance.
Mizrahi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mizrahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Mizrahi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Mizrahi tries to move into range but Salter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salter misses with a body shot.
Salter throws a chopping leg kick but Mizrahi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mizrahi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salter misses with a hook. Mizrahi ducked under it nicely.
Mizrahi tries to counter by clinching up but Salter breaks away and moves out of range.
Mizrahi wants to clinch up but Salter keeps it at a distance.
Mizrahi slips a jab from Salter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Salter finds it's target.
Salter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mizrahi with a nice cross.
A jab from Salter misses.
Salter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mizrahi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salter.
Salter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mizrahi wants to clinch up but Salter keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with a hook.
Salter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mizrahi moves away.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mizrahi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salter misses with a hook. Mizrahi ducked under it nicely.
Salter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mizrahi lands a front kick.
Mizrahi scores with a decent looking hook.
Mizrahi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Mizrahi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mizrahi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salter doesn't seem bothered though.
Salter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mizrahi on the side of 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!
A jab from Salter finds it's way through Mizrahi's defenses.
Salter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mizrahi.
Salter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mizrahi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salter scrambles back to his feet.
Mizrahi scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mizrahi.
Salter tries to move into range but Mizrahi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mizrahi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salter.
Salter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter scores with a body shot.
Mizrahi lands a body shot.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Salter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salter throws the left hand but Mizrahi avoids the punch easily.
Salter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mizrahi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mizrahi looks for the body kick but Salter saw that one coming.
Mizrahi forces Salter back against the cage and clinches.
Salter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mizrahi avoids the body shot from Salter.
Salter throws a right hand that Mizrahi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mizrahi also avoids with ease.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch but Salter is avoiding it.
Mizrahi lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mizrahi's sensitive parts.
Salter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mizrahi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Mizrahi slips the punch.
Mizrahi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mizrahi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salter. Salter obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radar Salter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mizrahi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salter scores with a head kick. Mizrahi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Salter keeps the fight on the outside.
Salter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mizrahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salter moves away.
Mizrahi throws a body punch but Salter moves out of range.
Salter cracks Mizrahi with an open hand slap.
Salter misses with an uppercut. Mizrahi saw that one coming.
Mizrahi takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Salter blocks with his arms.
Salter tries to circle away but Mizrahi has him pinned against the cage.
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizrahi wants to stall.
Salter wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.
Salter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
Salter avoiding damage as Mizrahi throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mizrahi.
Salter misses with a looping right.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mizrahi.
A low kick from Salter is predictable there
and Mizrahi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Salter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mizrahi is stalling here.
Salter is trying to push Mizrahi away but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mizrahi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salter up against the cage.
Salter has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Mizrahi is pushing Salter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mizrahi has Salter pressed against the cage, preventing Salter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries to land knees in the clinch but Salter avoids the damage to the body.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Salter blocks it.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Salter manages to break the clinch.
Salter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Salter backs away, Mizrahi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mizrahi scores with a sloppy right hand. Salter should have avoided that one.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
Salter misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salter misses with a low kick.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mizrahi moves in looking to clinch but Salter pushes him off.
Mizrahi slips under a jab.
Salter tries to score with a low kick but Mizrahi moves his leg out of the way.
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mizrahi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mizrahi lands with an overhand left.
Mizrahi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salter gets tackled into the cage by Mizrahi. Mizrahi maintains the clinch.
Mizrahi has Salter pressed against the cage, preventing Salter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mizrahi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salter's efforts to push away.
Salter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Mizrahi lands.
Jab from Salter.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
Mizrahi connects with a body shot that sends Salter's belly button to the back.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salter throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salter. Mizrahi does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mizrahi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mizrahi moves into the clinch successfully.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Salter blocks an uppercut.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salter.
Mizrahi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salter is keeping busy.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salter wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salter.
Salter is trying to break free.
Mizrahi prevents Salter from breaking the clinch.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Salter blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi lands a body punch.
Donnie Mizrahi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mizrahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mizrahi lands a head kick. Salter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Salter misses the jab.
Mizrahi defending well as Salter loads up on a big left hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salter swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Radar Salter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mizrahi throws a sloppy head kick and Salter moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salter! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Salter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mizrahi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salter throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Mizrahi misses its target.
Salter throws a hook to the side of Mizrahi's head but Mizrahi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mizrahi. Salter shrugs it off though.
Crunch! Mizrahi slams his shin into Salter's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mizrahi.
Mizrahi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mizrahi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mizrahi to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salter throws an overhand right that lands on Mizrahi's shoulder, as Mizrahi tries to avoid the shot.
Salter misses with a straight left.
Mizrahi lands with a straight right. Salter didn't see that one coming.
Salter looks to throw the jab but Mizrahi is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Salter.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salter throws an overhand right that lands on Mizrahi's shoulder, as Mizrahi tries to avoid the shot.
Mizrahi moves into the clinch.
Salter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salter is trying to force a seperation but Mizrahi has the dominant position.
Mizrahi tries to stall but Salter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Salter blocks it.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Salter is blocking nicely.
Salter tries to break free but Mizrahi pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mizrahi.
Salter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter just misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
A head kick misses from Mizrahi.
A big left from Salter misses.
Mizrahi rushes Salter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Salter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salter managing to block the knees to the body from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi stalls.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Salter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mizrahi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mizrahi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mizrahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salter moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi throws a sloppy head kick and Salter moves out of range easily.
Salter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Salter there.
Salter misses the jab.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Mizrahi slips the punch.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up.
Salter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mizrahi checks it well.
A big right from Salter misses.
Salter throws a jab when Mizrahi was well out of range.
Salter checks a leg kick.
Mizrahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salter throws out a leg kick but Mizrahi moves out of range and Salter only half commits.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Salter is having none of it.
Salter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salter.
Salter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mizrahi slips under a jab.
Salter throws the left hand but Mizrahi avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Salter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mizrahi misses.
Salter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
Salter is looking to chop away at Mizrahi's legs.
Mizrahi ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Mizrahi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice combination there by Mizrahi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mizrahi checks the leg kick.
Mizrahi slips a jab from Salter.
Mizrahi missing with a left hand there. Salter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mizrahi moves out of range as Salter strikes.
Mizrahi throwing a counter right hand but Salter manages to avoid it.
Salter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salter throws the left hand but Mizrahi avoids the punch easily.
Salter misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mizrahi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mizrahi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salter.
Nice body punch from Salter.
Mizrahi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Salter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salter throws a hook but Mizrahi blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donnie Mizrahi.
I think Mizrahi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
A very excited looking Donnie Mizrahi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Reilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
63 - 27 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wednesday lands a body shot.
Reilly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Wednesday steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reilly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wednesday throws a counter combo.
Reilly lands with a right hand.
Wednesday avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Reilly is looking to land body kicks.
Wednesday throws a counter combo.
Wednesday clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Reilly stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reilly is looking to control Wednesday's arms but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Wednesday tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wednesday's elbow.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wednesday displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reilly up against the cage.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Wednesday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reilly tries to land a body kick
and Wednesday makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Wednesday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wednesday. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Wednesday tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wednesday swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reilly tries to land a body kick
and Wednesday counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wednesday.
Reilly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wednesday takes a step back to recover.
Wednesday connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reilly's hands.
Reilly punishes Wednesday's body with a nice straight punch.
Wednesday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday punishes Reilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Ray Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Reilly throws a head kick that Wednesday semi-blocks.
A swing and a miss from Wednesday.
Reilly lands a really nice looking cross but Wednesday seems unphased.
Wednesday misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Reilly lands with a shot to the body.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Wednesday moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wednesday crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reilly - the referee stops the clock and Wednesday gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reilly. Wednesday manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reilly.
Reilly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wednesday throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Reilly is looking to wear down Wednesday with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wednesday throws a right hand that Reilly ducks under and follows up with a left that Reilly also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
A jab from Wednesday misses.
As Wednesday backs away, Reilly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Wednesday.
Reilly lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wednesday's sensitive parts.
Reilly throws a lazy head kick
and Wednesday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wednesday.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wednesday.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Wednesday misses with a punch to the body.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Reilly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wednesday lands a nice shot to the body.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly is trying to force a seperation but Wednesday has the dominant position.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wednesday just leaning against Reilly, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Wednesday sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reilly throws a body kick that misses.
Reilly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wednesday stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wednesday works the jab nicely.
Wednesday checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Reilly.
Wednesday rushes Reilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wednesday is struggling to control the position.
Wednesday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wednesday working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wednesday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Wednesday takes a shot to the head.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Wednesday scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reilly duly obliges.
Wednesday moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly throws a front kick that sends Wednesday stumbling back into the cage.
Wednesday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wednesday circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wednesday! But no joy.
Reilly connects with the punch.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Reilly thinks about countering with a body kick.
Reilly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wednesday.
Reilly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Reilly trying to stall but Wednesday improves his position.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday has Reilly pressed against the cage, preventing Reilly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns Reilly into the cage.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly has Wednesday pushed against the cage.
Reilly just leaning against Wednesday, taking a breather.
Reilly has Wednesday pushed against the cage.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wednesday throws a big shot that misses.
Wednesday misses with a double jab.
Wednesday blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looks for the body kick but Wednesday saw that one coming.
Reilly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wednesday.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wednesday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wednesday has Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Wednesday stalling the fight.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
Reilly just leaning against Wednesday, taking a breather.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wednesday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reilly.
Wednesday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wednesday throws a body shot but no joy.
Wednesday throws a series of punches but Reilly moves out of range.
Wednesday is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reilly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wednesday loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
As Wednesday backs away, Reilly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wednesday.
Wednesday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reilly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Wednesday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wednesday.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Wednesday moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Wednesday.
Reilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wednesday checks a low kick from Reilly.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reilly.
Wednesday misses with a body shot.
Reilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wednesday circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a leg kick.
Wednesday is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reilly with a body shot.
Wednesday looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Reilly is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Wednesday misses its intended target.
Wednesday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Ray Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly throws a solid leg kick but Wednesday takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reilly.
Wednesday lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wednesday's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Wednesday.
Good exchange - Wednesday coming out on top.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reilly takes a swing at Wednesday's ribcage but misses.
Alpo Wednesday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wednesday walks into a jab.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wednesday's sensitive parts.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Reilly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wednesday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wednesday.
Wednesday stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wednesdays head.
Wednesday is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wednesday has his back to the cage.
Wednesday has Reilly pressed against the cage.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reilly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns Reilly into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Reilly lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Wednesday circles away.
Reilly clobbers Wednesday with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wednesday throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wednesday loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Reilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Wednesday misses.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Reilly misses
and Wednesday counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wednesday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reilly.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alpo Wednesday.
I think Reilly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Reilly!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huone's entrance music is RMB - Spring. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
17 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaivo Huone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huone looks to throw the jab but Leonard is out of range.
Huone misses with a left hand
and Leonard counters with a left to the body.
Huone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huone lands with a straight right. Leonard didn't see that one coming.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Huone's shoulder, as Huone tries to avoid the shot.
Leonard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huone takes the fight into the clinch.
Huone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huone lands with a light punch inside.
Huone lands with a right to the head.
Leonard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huone scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonard connects with a knee to the head.
Huone stalling in the clinch but Leonard improves position.
Huone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonard leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huone lands a shoulder strike.
Leonard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leonard trying to stall but Huone improves his position.
Leonard lands a knee to the head.
Leonard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonard blocks an uppercut.
Leonard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huone blocks it with crossed arms.
Huone misses with a body punch.
Huone misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Huone after a bit of a struggle.
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
Leonard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huone's elbow.
Leonard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Huone.
Leonard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huone blocks it with crossed arms.
Huone lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huone working aggressively here.
Huone lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but Huone blocks with his arms.
We've been informed that Leonard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Huone swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huone lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.
Huone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huone gets through Leonard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huone working aggressively here.
Leonard stalls.
Huone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leonard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huone lands a nice uppercut.
Leonard is looking to control Huone's arms but Huone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leonard has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huone.
Huone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huone lands a nice shot to the body.
Huone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonard looking to slow down the pace here.
Huone swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Huone on the inside.
Leonard tries to stall but Huone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Huone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Leonard.
Huone scores with a shot to the side of Leonard's head.
Leonard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Huone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonard is trying to maintain a safe position but Huone gets an underhook and turns Leonard into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonard's elbow.
Leonard blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Huone.
Huone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huone stalling in the clinch.
Huone pushes Leonard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Huone.
Leonard landing knees to the head.
Huone scores with a shot to the side of Leonard's head.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but Huone blocks it.
Leonard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaivo Huone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huone tries to clinch but Leonard moves out of range.
Huone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Huone rushes Leonard and presses him up against the cage.
Huone swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaivo Huone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Huone tries to clinch but Leonard is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Leonard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonard throws the left hand but Huone avoids the punch easily.
Huone scores with a decent looking hook.
Leonard scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the body from Leonard misses
enabling Huone to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonard misses with a shot to the body
enabling Huone to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huone.
Huone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huone.
Huone cracks Leonard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leonard looks to land a left hand but Huone moved out of range nicely.
Huone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leonard pushes Huone up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Huone.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leonard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Huone lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Huone has Leonard pressed against the cage.
Huone lands with a left to the head.
Leonard looking to throw knees to the head but Huone is blocking nicely.
Leonard misses with a knee to the head.
Leonard lands a body punch.
Huone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.
Leonard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonard misses with a takedown attempt - Huone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Huone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Huone digs a good body shot into Leonard's ribs.
Leonard ducks under a wild hook from Huone.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huone. Leonard does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kaivo Huone is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Huone moves in looking to clinch but Leonard pushes him off.
Huone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Huone misses the target.
Leonard throws a series of punches but Huone moves out of range.
Huone jabs Leonard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leonard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Huone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Huone throws a shot from downtown. Leonard moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Leonard misses.
Leonard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huone.
Huone scores with a hook to the body. Leonard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Huone lands with a hook. Leonard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huone.
Leonard throws a body shot but no joy.
Huone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leonard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Huone digs a good body shot into Leonard's ribs.
Leonard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Huone slips the punch.
Huone misses with a body shot.
Huone avoids the body shot from Leonard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonard. Huone does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Huone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leonard doesn't seem phased though.
Leonard keeps the fight on the outside.
Leonard blocks a jab.
Huone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonard.
Huone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonard can do to turn this around?
Huone looks to land a right hand but Leonard moved out of range.
Huone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonard blocks a jab.
Leonard throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone cracks Leonard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leonard ducks under a wild hook from Huone.
Leonard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard moves forwards but Huone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Huone misses with a series of wild punches.
Huone slips a straight right by Leonard.
Huone lands a head shot.
Leonard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Huone backs up against the cage.
Huone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leonard counters with a takedown into side control.
Leonard throws a strike aimed at the side of Huone's head but Huone avoids it well.
We've been hearing good reports from Huone's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Huone is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Leonard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Huone sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaivo Huone dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Leonard misses its intended target.
Leonard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huone.
A swing and a miss from Leonard.
Leonard is looking to clinch.
Leonard lands a two punch combo.
Leonard lands a glancing blow to the side of Huone's head.
Huone lands a jab to the nose.
Huone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonard.
Leonard misses with a hook to the body
and Leonard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Huone.
Leonard throws the left hand but Huone avoids the punch easily.
Leonard looks to throw the jab but Huone is out of range.
Leonard throws a jab when Huone was well out of range.
Leonard throws a hook but Huone blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonard scrambles back to his feet.
Huone misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huone doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonard circles away.
Leonard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leonard throws a hook to the side of Huone's head but Huone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonard throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leonard is rocked!
Huone clinches.
Leonard is still on wobbly legs! Can Huone finish him?
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Huone.
Huone lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.
Huone creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Leonard's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Leonard drops to his knees and Huone pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaivo Huone!
Kaivo Huone retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Kaivo Huone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone Kirby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stone Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grey Ii at a distance.
Kirby is looking to clinch.
Grey Ii sizes up Kirby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grey Ii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey Ii. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grey Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Grey Ii moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKirby.
Kirby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirby.
It looked like Grey Ii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kirby.
Kirby has Grey Ii up against the cage in a clinch.
Grey Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Grey Ii.
A head kick from Kirby lands but Grey Ii takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby throws a body punch but Grey Ii moves out of range.
Grey Ii lands a head shot.
Grey Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirby.
Kirby looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Grey Ii throws a right hand that misses
and Kirby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirby clinches up with Grey Ii and pushes him back against the cage.
Kirby looking to throw knees to the head but Grey Ii is blocking nicely.
Kirby throws an elbow but it misses.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Grey Ii.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.
Kirby breaks the clinch.
Grey Ii misses with a jab to the body
and Kirby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grey Ii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii throws a shot to the body.
Kirby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grey Ii counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby closes the distance and clinches.
Grey Ii blocks the elbow strike.
Grey Ii takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirby misses with an elbow strike.
Kirby misses with an elbow strike.
Grey Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grey Ii blocks an elbow strike from Kirby.
Kirby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grey Ii tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
Grey Ii manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grey Ii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grey Ii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kirby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunmetal Grey Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey Ii scores with a sloppy right hand. Kirby should have avoided that one.
Kirby misses with a head kick.
Grey Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grey Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirby.
Kirby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by Grey Ii.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey Ii.
And Kirby responds with a good body kick, but Grey Ii manages to step out the way in time.
Grey Ii lands a nice hook to Kirby's body. Kirby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirby tries to clinch there but Grey Ii circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Grey Ii.
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!
Kirby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grey Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Grey Ii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grey Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirby.
Grey Ii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grey Ii throws a leg kick which misses Kirby's front leg but catches the back leg as Kirby tries to avoid it.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Grey Ii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunmetal Grey Ii dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kirby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grey Ii.
A shot to the liver by Kirby. Beautiful body shot.
Stone Kirby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby misses with a lunging right hand
and Grey Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirby misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grey Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grey Ii misses with a hook.
Grey Ii misses the shot to the body.
Grey Ii works Kirby's body with a nice hook.
Kirby tries to clinch but Grey Ii is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey Ii with a nice cross.
Kirby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grey Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grey Ii swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kirby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grey Ii throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Grey Ii misses the shot to the body.
Kirby is looking to clinch but Grey Ii is avoiding it.
Kirby moves in looking to clinch but Grey Ii pushes him off.
Kirby goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grey Ii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirby circles away quickly and effectively.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii throws a lazy uppercut
and Kirby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grey Ii throwing a counter right hand but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Kirby looks to land a left hand but Grey Ii moved out of range nicely.
Kirby moves in looking to clinch but Grey Ii pushes him off.
Grey Ii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kirby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grey Ii throwing a counter right hand but Kirby manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey Ii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kirby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grey Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Grey Ii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kirby.
Grey Ii has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kirby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grey Ii on the side of the head.
Grey Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
It seemed like Kirby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii cracks Kirby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grey Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirby wants to counter with a clinch but Grey Ii pushes him away.
Grey Ii lands with an uppercut that bounces Kirby off the cage and back into range.
Grey Ii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kirby misses with a hook
and Grey Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grey Ii avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Grey Ii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby wants to clinch
and Grey Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii throws a leg kick
and Kirby counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey Ii throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Kirby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grey Ii finds it's way round the side to connect with Kirby's head.
Grey Ii swings widly with a right hand
and Kirby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grey Ii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kirby missing with a left hand there. Grey Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirby slips under a jab from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kirby throws a series of punches but Grey Ii avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey Ii. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby throws a fast counter high kick but Grey Ii manages to duck under it in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunmetal Grey Ii dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kirby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kirby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grey Ii swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Grey Ii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grey Ii lands a jab to Kirby's midsection.
Grey Ii misses with a low kick.
Kirby throws out a counter right but Grey Ii avoids it with no problem.
Grey Ii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby throws out a counter right but Grey Ii avoids it with no problem.
Kirby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grey Ii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirby misses with a combination
and Grey Ii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grey Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirby can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grey Ii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gunmetal Grey Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirby works Grey Ii's body with a nice hook.
Grey Ii throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Grey Ii scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Kirby.
Grey Ii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grey Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirby.
Kirby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grey Ii with a body shot.
Grey Ii throws a leg kick but Kirby checks it.
Grey Ii lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grey Ii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Kirby misses
and Grey Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grey Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grey Ii is looking to counter punch.
Grey Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Grey Ii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grey Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick and Grey Ii moves out of range easily.
Grey Ii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Grey Ii.
Kirby unleashes a big counter combination but Grey Ii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grey Ii throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirby counters with a three punch combo that has Grey Ii backing up. Grey Ii nods at Kirby to acknowledge the strikes.
Kirby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grey Ii lands with a kick to the temple. Kirby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kirby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grey Ii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kirby drops Grey Ii with a beautiful combination! Grey Ii stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kirby is looking for the KO!
Grey Ii is rocked!
Kirby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kirby throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey Ii.
Oh Grey Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grey Ii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grey Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey Ii throws a shot from downtown. Kirby moves away and avoids it.
Grey Ii cracks Kirby with an open hand slap.
Kirby throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kirby misses.
Kirby is looking to clinch.
Grey Ii looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Grey Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby moves into range and clinches up with Grey Ii.
Kirby misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kirby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kirby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kirby misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii blocks the elbow strike.
Kirby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grey Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunmetal Grey Ii clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice body punch from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii takes a swing at Kirby's ribcage but misses.
Grey Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Kirby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grey Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirby throws a series of punches but Grey Ii moves out of range.
Grey Ii thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kirby feints a jab promting Grey Ii to slip. Kirby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grey Ii slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grey Ii connects with a leg kick. Kirby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey Ii connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kirby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby throws a lazy head kick
and Grey Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirby misses the body punch
and Grey Ii counters with an outside leg kick.
Grey Ii misses with a left hand
and Kirby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grey Ii throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kirby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grey Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grey Ii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kirby throws a series of punches but Grey Ii moves out of range.
Grey Ii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kirby throws a lazy uppercut
and Grey Ii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kirby is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Grey Ii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kirby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii misses with a body kick.
Grey Ii moves out of range as Kirby throws a body kick.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grey Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirby.
Kirby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grey Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Grey Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grey Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grey Ii connects with a leg kick. Kirby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grey Ii misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grey Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Kirby gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grey Ii counters with a right hand to the body.
Kirby tries to clinch up but Grey Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirby lands with a straight right. Grey Ii didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Grey Ii misses.
Kirby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grey Ii with a body shot.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch but Grey Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grey Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grey Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grey Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirby takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grey Ii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kirby has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Grey Ii misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Kirby misses.
Grey Ii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kirby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grey Ii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kirby scrambles back to his feet.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch but Grey Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey Ii misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunmetal Grey Ii had his way with Stone Kirby in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grey Ii lands a nice looking body shot.
Kirby misses with an uppercut
and Grey Ii counters with a good low kick that Kirby was not able to check.
Kirby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grey Ii throws a hook to the side of Kirby's head but Kirby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kirby cracks Grey Ii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kirby forces Grey Ii back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey Ii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grey Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kirby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grey Ii's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii lands a shot to the body.
Grey Ii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirbys head.
Kirby throws an elbow but it misses.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Grey Ii.
Kirby misses with an elbow strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Grey Ii here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Kirby lands a nice elbow.
Grey Ii tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Grey Ii back against the cage.
Kirby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grey Ii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grey Ii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grey Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stone Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey Ii.
Kirby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grey Ii scores with a hook to the body. Kirby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grey Ii connects with a nice looking jab.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Grey Ii.
Kirby throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey Ii misses with a looping right.
Grey Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grey Ii lands a nice hook to Kirby's body. Kirby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirby misses with a right hand
and Grey Ii counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kirby is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kirby is rocked!
Grey Ii pounces like a tiger and cracks Kirby with a vicious hook! Kirby is down but not out! Grey Ii follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gunmetal Grey Ii!
Gunmetal Grey Ii retains his light heavyweight title!
Gunmetal Grey Ii thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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