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CCR 38 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. Lucas Campos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Kriel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos moves into the clinch.
Kriel misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Campos has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kriel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Campos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Campos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kriel avoids the body shot from Campos.
A nice side step and Kriel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Campos looks for a takedown but Kriel sprawls well.
Kriel stuffs the takedown attempt from Campos. Campos gets slowly back to his feet.
Kriel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kriel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Campos.
Kriel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel cracks Campos with an open hand slap.
It looks like Lucas Campos has been cut.
Kriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campos is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos forces Kriel back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Kriel.
Campos pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Kriel wants to control from the top but Campos keeps moving.
Campos wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Campos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kriel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Campos is pulling down on Kriel's head to control his posture.
Campos being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel tries to stand but Campos is controlling from the bottom.
Kriel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Campos is looking for a triangle but Kriel pushes his legs off easily.
Kriel postures up.
Kriel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Campos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Campos keeping moving, preventing Kriel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kriel manages to get himself to full guard.
Campos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Campos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Campos stands and throws Kriel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kriel is not content to let Campos control the position.
Campos goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kriel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Campos's guard! Nice work there by Kriel!
Campos looking for a sweep. Not yet Campos, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel trying to control but Campos is working from the bottom.
Kriel stopping the sweep attempt from Campos.
Campos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kriel escapes and throws Campos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Campos tries to improve position but can't.
Kriel working away.
Kriel wants to control but Campos is keeping him busy.
Kriel blocks the strikes from Campos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kriel wants to control but Campos is keeping him busy.
Campos is trying to get back to half guard.
Campos struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Kriel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucas Campos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kriel scores with a body shot.
Kriel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Campos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kriel is pulling down on Campos's head to control his posture.
Campos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kriel has wrist control.
Campos stopping the sweep attempt from Kriel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
Campos throws a big right hand that misses.
Kriel keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campos stays in close to Kriel's body and controls the position.
Campos passes Kriel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kriel wants to get back to full guard.
Campos seems to be working for a kimura but Kriel defends the submission attempt.
Kriel is trying to control but can't.
Campos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Campos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kriel is pressing down on Campos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Campos passes into half guard.
Campos is trying to control. Kriel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lucas Campos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kriel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Campos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kriel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Campos, into his guard.
Kriel tries to stand but Campos is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos is looking for a triangle but Kriel pushes his legs off easily.
Campos keeping moving, preventing Kriel from controlling successfully.
Campos has an active guard here but Kriel has managed to pass into half guard.
Kriel is controlling the pace.
Campos is looking to control Kriel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Campos avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kriel stalling.
Campos is looking to improve his position.
Campos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kriel is pressing down on Campos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Campos is holding on for now.
Campos gets back to full guard.
Campos keeping moving, preventing Kriel from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lucas Campos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucas Campos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Campos misses with a combination
and Kriel counters with a left and a right that stings Campos.
Campos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kriel counters with a two punch combo.
Campos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Campos.
Kriel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Campos under the eye.
Kriel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Campos's hands.
Campos is rocked!
Kriel walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Campos drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kriel swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Campos's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Kriel!
A very excited looking Jan Kriel rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kami Kazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kami Kazi 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kami Kazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Perez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Perez's head.
Perez 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.
Kazi scores with a sloppy right hand. Perez should have avoided that one.
Perez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez trying to pass the guard but Kazi defending well.
Perez is working for a kimura but Kazi is defending it quite comfortably.
Kazi kicks off Perez and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perez. That did some damage!
Perez shoots for a takedown but Kazi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kazi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perez just manages to avoid it.
Perez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick from Kazi.
Kazi is looking to slow Perez down with leg kicks.
Perez tries for a takedown but Kazi circles away easily
and Kazi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kazi scoring well with a low kick there.
Perez tries for a takedown but Kazi circles away easily
and Kazi counters with a straight right hand.
Kami Kazi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Perez.
Perez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kazi counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazi dips to his left and cracks Perez with an uppercut!
Perez is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kazi.
Perez wants to counter with a clinch but Kazi pushes him away.
Perez dives in for a single leg takedown but Kazi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kazi circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Perez drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kazi follows Perez to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kami Kazi!
Kami Kazi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Dias!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias instigates a clinch.
Valentine stalling against the cage.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valentine.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Dias.
Valentine shoots in but no luck this time.
Dias shoots in for a double leg but Valentine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dias shoots in and drives through. Valentine sprawls well.
Dias walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valentine tries to work over Dias's front leg with a kick but Dias checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias lands a nice hook to Valentine's body. Valentine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine takes a swing at Dias's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Dias's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dias napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine is looking to take a break and control but Dias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine wants to take a breather but Dias manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Valentine.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Valentine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Dias is retaining full guard.
Dias wants to sweep here but Valentine controlling him for the moment.
Valentine passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine slips a nice elbow through Dias's hands, connecting with Dias's forehead.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valentine trying to control from half guard but Dias is working away.
Valentine is pressing down on Dias's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dias is holding on for now.
Valentine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dias is trying to stand up here but Valentine is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valentine is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Valentine lands a nice short elbow.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Dias is defending well.
Dias on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dias won't allow Valentine to pass to mount.
Valentine is looking to stall here but Dias recovers full guard.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Dias is retaining full guard.
Dias 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.
Dias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valentine is controlling him.
Valentine controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Valentine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dias wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Dias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valentine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valentine throws a big elbow that misses.
Dias 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.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias working a defensive guard but Valentine manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dias is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dias misses with a strike from the bottom.
Valentine works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Valentine is looking to take a break and control but Dias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dias takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valentine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dias is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Valentine has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Valentine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Valentine landing strikes from the mount.
Valentine landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine cracks Dias with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine working Dias over with strikes here.
Valentine looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dias is trying desperately to improve position.
Dias tries to lock up and control but Valentine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valentine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valentine lands a couple of good shots and Dias has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Valentine seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Valentine lands punches and elbows.
Valentine is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Valentine. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Valentine controlling from the back.
I really don't envy Dias right now.
Valentine lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dias.
Dias tries to escape but Valentine has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Valentine dominated that second round.
That's time! Valentine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dias shoots in looking for a takedown but Valentine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dias's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Dias's head but Dias sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dias lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gabriel Dias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentine looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dias!
Dias holding on.
Valentine trying to control the position but Dias is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Valentine trying to control the position but Dias is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine landing a few strikes.
Valentine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dias sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Valentine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dias does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valentine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Valentine is thwarting Dias's attempts to control the position.
Valentine scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valentine trying to mount his opponent but Dias defends it.
Dias makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dias.
Leon Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Dias is keeping the position.
Dias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valentine is one step ahead there.
Valentine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Leon Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dias will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias 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.
Valentine content to stall in guard here.
Dias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Dias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Valentine misses
and Dias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentine drives through with a takedown into Dias's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dias can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias has momentary wrist control but Valentine slips an elbow through the middle.
Valentine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dias is keeping the position for now.
Dias looking for a sweep. Not yet Dias, not yet.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Dias wants to stand and escape but Valentine is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valentine chips away with some ground and pound.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabriel Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valentine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Valentine!
After the fight, Leon Valentine was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy McPhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aharon Sarkisyan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy McPhail!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPhail misses with a looping right.
Sarkisyan defending well as McPhail loads up on a big left hand.
McPhail fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sarkisyan staying out of range there.
McPhail looks to land a right hand but Sarkisyan moved out of range.
Sarkisyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sarkisyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paddy McPhail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarkisyan, right into the meat.
McPhail ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarkisyan moves away.
Sarkisyan scores with a leg kick.
Sarkisyan takes one to the side of the head.
Sarkisyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Sarkisyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by McPhail.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick that misses.
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot.
Sarkisyan tries to score with a low kick but McPhail moves his leg out of the way.
McPhail waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarkisyan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarkisyan throws a nice looking combination but McPhail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPhail lands a nice looking body shot.
McPhail misses with a right hand
and Sarkisyan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McPhail lands a jab.
Sarkisyan slips a straight right by McPhail.
Nice uppercut there from Sarkisyan.
McPhail has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarkisyan.
The fighters circling - McPhail throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McPhail throws a jab when Sarkisyan was well out of range.
A slow jab from McPhail misses its intended target.
McPhail throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarkisyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarkisyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McPhail looks to land a left hand but Sarkisyan moved out of range nicely.
Sarkisyan lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPhail throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPhail fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarkisyan manages to avoid it.
McPhail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McPhail misses with a hook. Sarkisyan ducked under it nicely.
McPhail misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McPhail.
McPhail 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.
Sarkisyan wants to land a leg kick but McPhail is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarkisyan. That's going to slow McPhail down.
McPhail on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McPhail lands the left hand.
Sarkisyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McPhail misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarkisyan, right into the meat.
Sarkisyan throws a low kick but McPhail avoids it.
Sarkisyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McPhail.
McPhail moves out of range as Sarkisyan throws a body kick.
Sarkisyan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McPhail takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sarkisyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McPhail.
Sarkisyan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McPhail misses with a straight left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sarkisyan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPhail throws a hook to the side of Sarkisyan's head but Sarkisyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sarkisyan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McPhail on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarkisyan. Sarkisyan obviously looking to wear him down.
Sarkisyan throws a half hearted mid kick.
McPhail just misses with a punch to the body.
McPhail stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sarkisyan.
A jab from McPhail misses.
McPhail scores with a jab.
McPhail steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sarkisyan. That one must have hurt.
McPhail comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McPhail misses with a hook to the body
and Sarkisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McPhail's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McPhail ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarkisyan moves away.
Sarkisyan is looking to counter with a body kick.
McPhail misses with a hook to the body
and Sarkisyan counters with a good low kick that McPhail was not able to check.
McPhail throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPhail takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarkisyan throws a low kick but McPhail avoids it.
McPhail looks to throw the jab but Sarkisyan is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPhail fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarkisyan manages to avoid it.
McPhail misses with a hook.
Sarkisyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McPhail throws out the jab.
McPhail misses with a hook.
Nice cross by McPhail.
McPhail wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McPhail blocks a low kick nicely.
Sarkisyan avoids the body shot from McPhail.
McPhail misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McPhail takes a swing at Sarkisyan's ribcage but misses.
Sarkisyan tried to counter with a leg kick but McPhail avoided it.
McPhail looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarkisyan is just out of range.
McPhail tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarkisyan was well out of range. Poor timing from McPhail.
McPhail has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarkisyan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Sarkisyan.
The fighters circling - McPhail throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarkisyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by McPhail.
Sarkisyan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paddy McPhail will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McPhail just misses with a punch to the body.
Paddy McPhail seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McPhail gets tackled into the cage by Sarkisyan. Sarkisyan maintains the clinch.
Sarkisyan breaks the clinch.
Sarkisyan has closed the distance and engaged McPhail in a clinch.
McPhail is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sarkisyan manages to break the clinch.
Sarkisyan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sarkisyan misses with a hook.
Sarkisyan scores with a leg kick.
McPhail lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McPhail ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarkisyan moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPhail's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sarkisyan under the eye.
McPhail jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarkisyan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McPhail sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Sarkisyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sarkisyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Sarkisyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPhail misses with a hook.
Sarkisyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPhail steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sarkisyan. That one must have hurt.
McPhail jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarkisyan closes the distance and clinches.
McPhail prevents a body shot from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan misses with a body punch.
Sarkisyan working aggressively here.
Sarkisyan misses with some punches.
Sarkisyan throws a punch but it's blocked by McPhail.
Sarkisyan struggles to land a body shot inside as McPhail controls his hands.
Sarkisyan working aggressively here.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McPhail.
Sarkisyan misses with some punches.
Sarkisyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarkisyan has a couple of punches blocked by McPhail.
McPhail blocking some punches.
McPhail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarkisyan breaks from the clinch.
McPhail takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McPhail looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarkisyan is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McPhail misses with a shot to the body
and Sarkisyan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick
and McPhail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McPhail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McPhail scores with a jab to the head.
McPhail steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sarkisyan. That one must have hurt.
Sarkisyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sarkisyan gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPhail lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McPhail blocking some punches.
McPhail blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sarkisyan.
McPhail wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarkisyan won't allow it.
McPhail blocking some punches.
Sarkisyan can't find room to land a body shot as McPhail controls the action.
Sarkisyan lands a right hand.
McPhail lands a left hand.
A short left from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan pushes McPhail back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sarkisyan scores with a shot to the side of McPhail's head.
McPhail blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarkisyan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sarkisyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McPhail can do to turn this around?
Sarkisyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPhail can't break the clinch.
Sarkisyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarkisyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McPhail's elbow.
Sarkisyan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sarkisyan tries to work over McPhail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarkisyan lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McPhail's elbow.
Sarkisyan manages to break the clinch.
McPhail is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sarkisyan connects with a body shot.
McPhail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarkisyan throws a head kick but McPhail moves out of range.
McPhail fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McPhail has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sarkisyan.
McPhail has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarkisyan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aharon Sarkisyan dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sarkisyan motions for McPhail to come forward. Sarkisyan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sarkisyan lands a nice leg kick that just misses McPhail's sensitive parts.
Sarkisyan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sarkisyan thumps McPhail with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Sarkisyan misses
and McPhail counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarkisyan. That's going to slow McPhail down.
Sarkisyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McPhail misses with a hook. Sarkisyan ducked under it nicely.
Sarkisyan scores with the left hand. McPhail knows he should have avoided that one.
McPhail throws a body punch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
McPhail takes a swing at Sarkisyan's ribcage but misses.
McPhail throws a hook but Sarkisyan blocks it.
A slow jab from McPhail misses its intended target.
Sarkisyan thinks about countering with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McPhail tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarkisyan was well out of range. Poor timing from McPhail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from McPhail misses.
McPhail takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sarkisyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McPhail misses with a looping right.
Sarkisyan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sarkisyan misses with a head kick.
Sarkisyan scores with a leg kick.
Sarkisyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sarkisyan takes the fight into the clinch.
McPhail is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarkisyan has double underhooks.
McPhail blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McPhail blocks a body shot from Sarkisyan.
McPhail misses with the head strike.
Sarkisyan misses with the head strike.
Sarkisyan scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sarkisyan manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Sarkisyan.
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!
McPhail throws an off balance right hand
and Sarkisyan counters with a straight right hand.
McPhail is rocked!
McPhail rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sarkisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McPhail is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarkisyan finish him?
McPhail swings for the body but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
A big right from McPhail misses.
Whack! Sarkisyan lands a heavy head kick that drops McPhail. The ref tackles Sarkisyan to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because McPhail was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Aharon Sarkisyan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by My Way - Limpbizkit. Frank Schuurman 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been hearing reports that Cruz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz attempts a counter takedown but Schuurman avoids it well and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frank Schuurman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schuurman's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Schuurman.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz tries to score a body lock takedown but Schuurman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schuurman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've been informed that Schuurman 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.
Cruz is trying to drag Schuurman to the mat but Schuurman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
Cruz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schuurman after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz avoiding damage as Schuurman throws knees to the body.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Cruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schuurman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schuurman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schuurman tries to counter with a clinch but Cruz shakes him off and moves away.
Schuurman pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
Schuurman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Schuurman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schuurman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Schuurman.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schuurman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schuurman landing knees to the body.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Schuurman landing knees to the head.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schuurman prevents it.
Schuurman lands a big knee! That's hurt Cruz! Oh, he's all over the place! Schuurman lands another knee that sends Cruz to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Schuurman!
Frank Schuurman 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.
Rafael Cruz spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to him; he fought a great fight; I have to go back to drawing board'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Brezlav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Brezlav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas cracks Brezlav with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brezlav closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thomas to the mat! Thomas manages to get full guard.
Brezlav working some strikes from top position.
It looks like Evan Thomas has been cut.
We've been hearing that Brezlav has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brezlav loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brezlav's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brezlav has gone for a leg lock! Thomas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brezlav's guard.
Brezlav throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brezlav is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Brezlav keeps moving.
Thomas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brezlav haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brezlav is looking to cinch up a triangle. Thomas throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brezlav's body to avoid the submission. Brezlav has instead reached around Thomas's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brezlav arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Igor Brezlav!
During a confident post fight interview, Igor Brezlav thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glass Joe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinya Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe catches Nakamura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nakamura instigates a clinch.
Joe controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
Nakamura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Joe smiles and moves away.
Joe throws a body kick that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nakamura has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Joe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakamura, pushing him back against the cage.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Joe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Joe lands a shot to the body.
Nakamura is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe is pushing Nakamura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Joe on the inside.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura fails to pull guard.
Glass Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Nakamura.
Joe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
Nakamura can't get the takedown.
Joe stalling in the clinch.
Nakamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Joe.
Joe slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Joe smiles and moves away.
Joe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Joe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
It looks like Shinya Nakamura has been cut.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakamuras head.
Nakamura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Joe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joe lands a body punch.
Nakamura is trying to pull guard but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joe.
Nakamura is rocked!
Nakamura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Joe prevents it.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
Nakamura looks winded!
Nakamura is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Joe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe is stalling here.
Joe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nakamura jumps guard but Joe stands there with Nakamura around his waist. Nakamura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joe pushes Nakamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe pushes Nakamura against the cage. Joe is working some dirty boxing. Joe pushes off with a quick right hook! Nakamura goes down! Nakamura tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Joe moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glass Joe!
Glass Joe is the new middleweight champion!
Glass Joe spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasser El Sonbaty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat has chosen Lorde - Tennis Court as his entrance music. Ricky Steamboat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nasser El Sonbaty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Steamboat!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Sonbaty fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Steamboat to the ground. El Sonbaty is now in Steamboat's guard.
El Sonbaty connects with a couple of short punches.
Steamboat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and El Sonbaty defends well.
El Sonbaty with a nice head shot there.
Steamboat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. El Sonbaty defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Sonbaty's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
El Sonbaty throws a big right hand that misses.
Steamboat working for a triangle but El Sonbaty defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Sonbaty's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Steamboat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and El Sonbaty defends well.
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!
Steamboat looking for a guillotine here but El Sonbaty defends easily.
Steamboat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Sonbaty postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steamboat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
El Sonbaty connects with a couple of short punches.
El Sonbaty throwing strikes but missing.
El Sonbaty distracts Steamboat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steamboat keeping full guard, as El Sonbaty tries to pass.
El Sonbaty got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steamboat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, El Sonbaty has managed to get both his arms back between Steamboat's legs - danger averted.
Steamboat is looking for a triangle but El Sonbaty pushes his legs off easily.
El Sonbaty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steamboat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
El Sonbaty scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
El Sonbaty lands a couple of elbows.
El Sonbaty makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steamboat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Sonbaty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steamboat is keeping the position for now.
Steamboat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. El Sonbaty defends it easily.
El Sonbaty is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
El Sonbaty lands a couple of digs.
El Sonbaty landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steamboat keeping full guard, as El Sonbaty tries to pass.
El Sonbaty with a nice head shot there.
Steamboat is looking for a triangle but El Sonbaty pushes his legs off easily.
Steamboat looking for subs off his back but El Sonbaty has passed one foot through into half guard.
Steamboat is defending against the submission attempts here by El Sonbaty.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steamboat actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from El Sonbaty there.
El Sonbaty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Steamboat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
El Sonbaty working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steamboat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
El Sonbaty landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
El Sonbaty wants to pass the guard but Steamboat is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Sonbaty looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. El Sonbaty connects with a nice short shot to Steamboat's temple.
El Sonbaty scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steamboat is rocked!
Steamboat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Sonbaty pulls his head out easily.
Steamboat actively working from the bottom here.
Steamboat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steamboat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steamboat looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from El Sonbaty.
Steamboat actively working from the bottom here.
El Sonbaty is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. El Sonbaty lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasser El Sonbaty dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
El Sonbaty looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Steamboat!
Steamboat is trying to improve his position.
El Sonbaty landing a few strikes.
Steamboat is still in real trouble! Can El Sonbaty finish him?
Steamboat tries to improve position but can't.
Steamboat seems to have recovered his senses.
Steamboat is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
A big shot lands for El Sonbaty! That's hurt Steamboat! Will he recover? El Sonbaty fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasser El Sonbaty!
Nasser El Sonbaty is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Nasser El Sonbaty thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Ricky Steamboat stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good win to for my opponent will be back'.
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