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CCR 39 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bololo JaHaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos Leite has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music. Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bololo JaHaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JaHaa takes the fight into the clinch.
JaHaa tries to work over Santos Leite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from JaHaa.
JaHaa blocking some punches.
Santos Leite makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
JaHaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
JaHaa misses with a double jab
and Santos Leite counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps JaHaa thinking.
Santos Leite connects with a single shot there.
Santos Leite has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as JaHaa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
JaHaa drives through and clinches with Santos Leite against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Leite tries a body shot but JaHaa blocks it.
JaHaa tries a body shot but Santos Leite blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos Leite.
Santos Leite lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to JaHaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santos Leite leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Leite working aggressively here.
JaHaa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos Leite misses with a short punch on the inside.
JaHaa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Santos Leite is trying to keep an underhook but JaHaa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
JaHaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos Leite defending well though.
Santos Leite is trying to defend against the ground and pound but JaHaa scores with a couple of nice shots.
JaHaa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
JaHaa 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.
JaHaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
JaHaa 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.
JaHaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos Leite defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos Leite holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
JaHaa not doing much here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos Leite can do anything to dispel that myth.
JaHaa lands strikes from half guard.
JaHaa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
JaHaa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
JaHaa trying to control from half guard but Santos Leite is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from JaHaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JaHaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos Leite defending well though.
Santos Leite keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santos Leite is looking to control JaHaa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos Leite avoid being mounted?
JaHaa is trying to control. Santos Leite wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santos Leite wants to control but JaHaa is keeping busy.
JaHaa is looking to advance position but Santos Leite won't allow it.
JaHaa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos Leite doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time JaHaa.
JaHaa wants to control but Santos Leite is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
JaHaa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santos Leite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from JaHaa.
JaHaa winds up and cracks Santos Leite with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
JaHaa with the ground and pound but Santos Leite uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Santos Leite keeping moving, preventing JaHaa from controlling successfully.
JaHaa with a nice head shot there.
JaHaa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bololo JaHaa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
JaHaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos Leite tries to avoid it but JaHaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos Leite to the ground. Santos Leite escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos Leite swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
JaHaa clinches up against the cage.
Santos Leite gets through JaHaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
JaHaa lands a left hand.
JaHaa avoiding damage.
JaHaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos Leite.
Santos Leite wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
JaHaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos Leite lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
JaHaa missing with knees to the body.
Santos Leite scores with a shot to the side of JaHaa's head.
A head punch on the inside from Santos Leite fails to land.
Santos Leite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of JaHaa backwards.
JaHaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos Leite can do to turn this around?
JaHaa is working Santos Leite over against the cage.
JaHaa just leaning against Santos Leite, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Leite throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from JaHaa.
JaHaa is looking for a takedown.
JaHaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos Leite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
JaHaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos Leite avoids it.
JaHaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
JaHaa tries to throw a body punch but Santos Leite avoids it by throwing JaHaa back against the cage.
JaHaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santos Leite lands a left hand.
JaHaa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bololo JaHaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
JaHaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santos Leite managing to block the knees to the body from JaHaa.
JaHaa tries to work over Santos Leite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bololo JaHaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
JaHaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
JaHaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos Leite is clearly trying to counter these attacks from JaHaa with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos Leite avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Santos Leite on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
JaHaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos Leite steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from JaHaa.
JaHaa misses with a hook to the body
and Santos Leite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos Leite moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos Leite throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for JaHaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos Leite misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from JaHaa - that landed with a thud.
Santos Leite lands with a light punch inside.
Santos Leite throws a punch but it's blocked by JaHaa.
Santos Leite prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos Leite misses with some punches.
JaHaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
JaHaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
JaHaa is trying to pull guard but Santos Leite has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Santos Leite.
A right hand to the body from JaHaa.
JaHaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
JaHaa closes the distance and pushes Santos Leite back into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos Leite.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos Leite.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
JaHaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by JaHaa as Santos Leite tries to tie him up.
Santos Leite has a couple of punches blocked by JaHaa.
JaHaa lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Santos Leite is pressed up against the cage. JaHaa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos Leite down to the mat. Santos Leite avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
JaHaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos Leite counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos Leite defends well against a solid takedown attempt from JaHaa.
Santos Leite swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
JaHaa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and JaHaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
JaHaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos Leite let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
JaHaa moves into range and clinches up with Santos Leite.
JaHaa tries to throw a body punch but Santos Leite avoids it by throwing JaHaa back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Santos Leite fails to land.
JaHaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos Leite is defending well for now.
JaHaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos Leite slips a straight right by JaHaa.
JaHaa pushes Santos Leite up against the cage in a clinch.
JaHaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos Leite.
Santos Leite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
JaHaa can't get the takedown.
A hook to the body from JaHaa.
JaHaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Leite misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by JaHaa.
JaHaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos Leite scores with a shot to the side of JaHaa's head.
Santos Leite prevents a body shot from JaHaa.
Santos Leite can't find room to land a body shot as JaHaa controls the action.
JaHaa tries to work over Santos Leite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos Leite lands a left hand that snaps the head of JaHaa backwards.
JaHaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos Leite ducks under a wild hook from JaHaa.
Santos Leite looks like he wants to counter punch here.
JaHaa forces Santos Leite back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos Leite.
Santos Leite lands a body shot in the clinch.
JaHaa tries to throw a body punch but Santos Leite avoids it by throwing JaHaa back against the cage.
JaHaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos Leite has had enough of the clinch but JaHaa keeps him there for the moment.
JaHaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from JaHaa.
Santos Leite slows down the pace here.
Santos Leite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos Leite slips a jab and a cross from JaHaa.
JaHaa instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos Leite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from JaHaa.
JaHaa has Santos Leite pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. JaHaa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Santos Leite tumbling to the mat - JaHaa dives into Santos Leite's guard.
JaHaa works over Santos Leite with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JaHaa drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says JaHaa as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Santos Leite screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with JaHaa! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bololo JaHaa!
Bololo JaHaa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Chuvalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Like A Prayer. George Chuvalo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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219 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Chuvalo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bang misses with a right hand
and Chuvalo counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuvalo misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Bang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chuvalo counters with a straight right hand.
Chuvalo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bang.
Bang drops his hands momentarily and Chuvalo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Bang.
Chuvalo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Thomas Bang has been cut.
Bang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chuvalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bang lands a nice 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!
Bang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bang has Chuvalo pressed against the cage, preventing Chuvalo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chuvalo tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Bang.
Chuvalo lands a shot to the body.
Chuvalo's coach down at Animal House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chuvalo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuvalo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chuvalo presses Bang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chuvalo lands a body shot.
Chuvalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chuvalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Bang is breathing heavily.
Chuvalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Chuvalo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chuvalo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bang misses with a punch to the body.
Chuvalo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chuvalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bang misses with a left hand
and Chuvalo counters with a huge left! Bang is in big trouble! He's backing up but Chuvalo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bang from any more damage. A dominating finish by Chuvalo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Chuvalo!
Post fight, George Chuvalo stared into the camera and said 'GET SOME!!!!!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winnie Pooh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Arnold is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winnie Pooh!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold closes the distance but Pooh moves to the side
and Pooh counters with a takedown into side control.
Pooh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arnold tries to improve position but can't.
Pooh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arnold knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arnold is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Arnold tries to buck Pooh off but Pooh is having none of it.
Pooh is trying to get an arm triangle but Arnold is defending well.
Pooh is trying to get an arm triangle but Arnold is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooh tries to advance to mount but Arnold denies him.
Arnold is trying to improve his position.
Pooh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arnold, who protects the arm well.
Pooh trying to control the action but Arnold is working from the bottom.
Pooh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arnold, who protects the arm well.
Arnold tries to bench press Pooh off him but Pooh keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pooh trying to control the position but Arnold is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arnold struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pooh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arnold knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arnold is trying to get back to half guard.
Pooh has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pooh tries to control but Arnold wriggling away.
Arnold keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooh is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Arnold has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Arnold!
Arnold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pooh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arnold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pooh is trying to control the position but Arnold postures up.
Pooh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arnold looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Arnold engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Arnold forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold wants to free his trapped foot but Pooh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pooh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pooh actively working from the bottom here.
Pooh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arnold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arnold is looking for a kimura but Pooh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Arnold to get the leverage.
Pooh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arnold tries to pass to full mount but Pooh defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arnold passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pooh!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winnie Pooh 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.
Arnold slaps away a takedown attempt from Pooh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pooh shoots for a double leg takedown but Arnold sprawls well. He's pushed Pooh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arnold wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pooh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Pooh misses its intended target.
Arnold moves away from the strike by Pooh.
Pooh misses with a straight left.
A big left from Pooh misses.
Arnold appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pooh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arnold is fending him off so far but Pooh persists. Nope, Arnold circles away and we're back to standing.
Frank Arnold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winnie Pooh.
Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pooh.
Pooh fails to land the takedown.
Arnold tries to counter with a takedown but Pooh is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arnold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arnold bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Arnold tries to advance to mount but Pooh instead regains half guard.
Pooh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arnold.
Pooh actively working from the bottom here.
Arnold tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pooh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Arnold tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pooh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Winnie Pooh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pooh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pooh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pooh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arnold defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arnold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arnold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arnold is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pooh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arnold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold trying to control the position from guard on top but Pooh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pooh looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Arnold has picked Pooh up and slammed him! Pooh can't keep hold of the triangle and Arnold manages to pass to side control!
Arnold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pooh keeps working.
Pooh wants to control but Arnold postures up.
Pooh is not content to let Arnold control the position.
Pooh tries to bench press Arnold off him but Arnold keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pooh struggling a bit here.
Arnold misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pooh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pooh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Arnold.
Pooh struggling a bit here.
Pooh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Arnold tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pooh controls his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arnold is thwarting Pooh's attempts to control the position.
Pooh looking for submissions off his back.
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 Frank Arnold will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Pooh darts in looking for a takedown but Arnold gets double underhooks and turns Pooh into the cage.
Pooh jabs Arnold right on the nose. Arnold blinks but takes it well.
Arnold closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pooh quickly recovers to half guard.
Pooh manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Arnold keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Arnold gets underhooks to prevent Pooh's takedown attempt.
Pooh tries to score a body lock takedown but Arnold shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frank Arnold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winnie Pooh.
Pooh jumps guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arnold trying to control the position from guard on top but Pooh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arnold engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pooh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Arnold passes into half guard.
Pooh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arnold seems to be looking for submissions.
Pooh keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Arnold is looking to advance position but Pooh won't allow it.
Pooh trying to hold on to Arnold's head to control him but Arnold postures up.
Pooh actively working from the bottom here.
Pooh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arnold wants to control but Pooh is keeping him busy.
Arnold is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pooh is looking to improve his position.
Pooh actively working from the bottom here.
Pooh actively working from the bottom here.
Pooh is in trouble now - Arnold has advanced to mount!
Arnold looking to control but Pooh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold throwing strikes here but Pooh is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pooh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pooh regains half guard.
Pooh wants to control but Arnold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arnold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pooh taking some punishment here, with Arnold in his half guard.
Arnold slips a nice elbow through Pooh's hands, connecting with Pooh's forehead.
Pooh trying to hold on to Arnold's head to control him but Arnold postures up.
Arnold trying to control from half guard but Pooh is working away.
Pooh wants to improve his position but Arnold is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold working the head and body with strikes.
Pooh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arnold pulls his head out easily.
Arnold wants to take a breather but Pooh is having none of it.
Arnold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pooh tries to roll over but Arnold keeps him under control.
Pooh looking for subs from the bottom but Arnold mounts him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arnold thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Arnold controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Arnold showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Arnold 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Arnold!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaston Castano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Italo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gaston Castano has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gaston Castano seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaston Castano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Italo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castano scores with a jab.
It looks like Bruno Italo has been cut.
Castano throws a jab when Italo was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Italo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Castano! Italo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston Castano!
A very excited looking Gaston Castano 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Panado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maicol Raul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panado kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lorde - Team . Ernesto Panado is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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198 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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto Panado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicol Raul!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raul leaves Panado with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Panado fails to land the takedown.
Raul drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Panado defends it well.
No joy there for Panado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Raul tries to counter it with a takedown but Panado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ernesto Panado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panado scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Raul tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Panado wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Panado tries to advance to mount but Raul denies him.
Panado moves into full mount!
Raul defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Panado.
Raul bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Raul wants to stand but Panado is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
My spies in Animal House inform me that Raul has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raul decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Panado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raul tries to avoid it but Panado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raul to the ground. Raul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raul feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Panado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Raul misses.
Panado drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Raul is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Panado moves into full mount!
Raul throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Panado has control of Raul's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Raul regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raul is desperately trying to improve his position but Panado has a good base and remains in mount.
Raul throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Panado wants to finish this one by submission but Raul is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Panado.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raul wants to hold on but Panado pushes him away.
Raul swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Raul is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Panado wants to finish this one by submission but Raul is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Panado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panado jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Raul manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Panado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Raul is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Raul is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panado has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Panado jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Raul manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Raul wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Panado has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Raul!
Raul tries to hold on but Panado postures up.
Panado is working for a guillotine from mount but Raul frees his head quite easily.
Raul really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Raul really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Panado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Raul defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Panado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raul is trying desperately to improve position.
Raul keeps trying to improve his position.
Panado jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Raul manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Raul prevents Panado from moving into mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Panado has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Raul!
Panado with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Panado working for a guillotine from mount but Raul is in no mood to give up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raul is wriggling around trying to escape.
Raul throwing hammer fists to the chest of Panado. What's that going to do exactly?
Panado quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Panado but it's paid off an Raul is forced to tap! Nice work by Panado.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ernesto Panado!
An out of breath Ernesto Panado 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 Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius comes to the cage accompanied by Turn Down for What . Suleijma Tudekiks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiliano Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius swings widly with a right hand
and Tudekiks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tudekiks misses with a wild combination.
Tudekiks throws a combination. Meridius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tudekiks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Meridius. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meridius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tudekiks tries to break free but Meridius pushes him back against the cage.
Meridius is trying to maintain a safe position but Tudekiks gets an underhook and turns Meridius into the cage.
Tudekiks lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius stalling against the cage.
Meridius avoiding damage.
Meridius seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tudekiks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meridius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tudekiks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tudekiks looks to land a combination but Meridius avoids it well.
Meridius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Tudekiks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tudekiks throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tudekiks breaks from the clinch.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Meridius throws a leg kick
and Tudekiks counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws out a loose jab but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tudekiks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tudekiks rushes Meridius and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tudekiks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meridius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meridius working aggressively here.
Meridius tries a body shot but Tudekiks blocks it.
Meridius swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Tudekiks avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
Tudekiks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meridius closes the distance and pushes Tudekiks back into the cage.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
A short right from Meridius.
Tudekiks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meridius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meridius throws a lazy right hand but Tudekiks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tudekiks flicks out a counter leg kick but Meridius steps away.
Tudekiks tries to bum rush Meridius with a series of wild strikes but Meridius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tudekiks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius avoids the body shot from Tudekiks.
Meridius connects with a body shot that sends Tudekiks's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meridius throws a body shot but no joy.
Meridius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meridius tries to clinch up but Tudekiks circles away and keeps his distance.
Meridius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meridius keeps control of Tudekiks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tudekiks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meridius slowing the pace effectively.
Meridius misses with the head strike.
Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Suleijma Tudekiks will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meridius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tudekiks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meridius scrambles back to his feet.
Meridius wants to clinch.
Maximiliano Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meridius falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Tudekiks to counter with a crisp jab.
Tudekiks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tudekiks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks moves away from the strike by Meridius.
Tudekiks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tudekiks misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius is looking to clinch but Tudekiks is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks slips under a jab from Meridius.
Tudekiks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tudekiks punishes Meridius's body with a nice straight punch.
Tudekiks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meridius.
Tudekiks misses with a series of wild punches.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Tudekiks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meridius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks tries a low kick but Meridius avoids it.
Tudekiks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meridius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tudekiks checks it well.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meridius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tudekiks misses with a head kick.
Meridius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tudekiks counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tudekiks counter with a right hand.
Meridius tries to clinch up.
Tudekiks lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Meridius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to clinch but Tudekiks is having none of it.
Meridius throws a poor cross that misses
and Tudekiks counters with a straight right hand.
Tudekiks rushes Meridius and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Meridius is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Tudekiks piles on the pressure and Meridius crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suleijma Tudekiks!
Suleijma Tudekiks gave a mention to Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Earl Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earl Allen had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Earl Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Allen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jimenez avoids it really well and circles away.
Good shot there by Jimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen slips under a jab.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Jimenez.
Jimenez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Allen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jimenez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Jimenez throws a shot to the body.
Allen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Allen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Allen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jimenez swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Jimenez is looking to chop away at Allen's legs.
Allen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Allen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Allen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jimenez connects with a solid leg kick.
Hugo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez lands with an uppercut that bounces Allen off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Allen slips a jab from Jimenez.
Allen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Allen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jimenez's waist but Jimenez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Allen off to one side.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Allen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jimenez manages to circle out of the way.
Jimenez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Jimenez tenderised Allen's leg. Allen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jimenez throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves forwards but Jimenez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allen shoots in for a takedown but Jimenez shows good takedown defense.
Jimenez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye.
Allen blocks a low kick nicely.
Allen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jimenez lands a slapping body shot.
Jimenez connects with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Allen.
Hugo Jimenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimenez scores with the left hand. Allen knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Allen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice sprawl there from Jimenez as Allen shoots in.
Jimenez lands the left hand.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Nice sprawl there from Jimenez as Allen shoots in.
Jimenez throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Jimenez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
A left lands for Jimenez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jimenez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Jimenez dominated that round.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jimenez lands with a right hand.
Jimenez sizes up Allen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jimenez throws a combination. Allen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jimenez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Allen.
Allen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jimenez sprawls and moves away.
Allen shoots in but Jimenez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Jimenez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jimenez.
Jimenez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Jimenez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Allen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A lazy left from Jimenez finds it's target.
Jimenez lands a jab to the nose.
Jimenez tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jimenez's corner calls for a 1-2. Jimenez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Jimenez cracks Allen with a right hand to 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!
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen misses with a takedown
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimenez 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.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Donk. Jimenez catches Allen right on the button with a cross.
Hugo Jimenez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jimenez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jimenez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Allen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jimenez thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Jimenez as he connects with a hook.
Allen blocks a leg kick.
Jimenez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
Jimenez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jimenez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Allen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a really nice looking cross but Allen seems unphased.
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!
Allen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jimenez but Jimenez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jimenez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimenez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Jimenez.
Allen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jimenez sprawls and moves away.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Allen fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Jimenez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Allen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jimenez tries to avoid it but Allen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jimenez to the ground. Jimenez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Allen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen moves into range and clinches up with Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a nice shot to the body.
Jimenez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jimenez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen is rocked!
Jimenez creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Allen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Allen drops to his knees and Jimenez pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Jimenez!
After winning the bout, Hugo Jimenez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Aims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Aims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aims gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aims throws a jab when Thorsen was well out of range.
Thorsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorsen cracks Aims with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aims goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Odin Thorsen has been cut.
Aims definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thorsen stuns Aims with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aims walks into a left hand.
Thorsen ducks under a wild hook from Aims.
Thorsen swings widly with a right hand
and Aims counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aims looks to land a combination but Thorsen avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thorsen.
Aims misses with a body shot
and Thorsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut.
Thorsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thorsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aims moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aims throws out a loose jab but Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aims throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorsen misses the jab.
Thorsen lands a jab to the nose.
Aims looks to throw the jab but Thorsen is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen slips under a jab.
Thorsen throws a counter combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorsen.
Thorsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aims had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thorsen throws a hook but Aims blocks it.
Thorsen ducks under a wild hook from Aims.
Aims misses the jab.
Aims throws a big shot that misses.
Thorsen takes one to the side of the head.
Aims avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thorsen dips to his left and cracks Aims with an uppercut!
Thorsen tests Aims's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thorsen connects with a crisp jab.
Thorsen lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Aims misses its intended target.
Thorsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Thorsen.
Thorsen sends Aims crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thorsen is motioning to the referee to let Aims up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Aims is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aims misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorsen.
Oh Aims is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorsen loads up on a big right hand but Aims slips the punch.
Aims seems to have got his legs back now.
Thorsen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aims takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aims throws an overhand right that lands on Thorsen's shoulder, as Thorsen tries to avoid the shot.
Thorsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thorsen lands a big uppercut and Aims crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Aims looks OK. Thorsen waves Aims back to his feet!
Aims moves out of range as Thorsen strikes.
Aims swings widly with a right hand
and Thorsen counters with a straight right hand.
Thorsen throws a right and a left that Aims avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thorsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thorsen connects with a body shot that sends Aims's belly button to the back.
Thorsen missing with a left hand there. Aims was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aims fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorsen manages to avoid it.
Thorsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Thorsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thorsen slips a straight right by Aims.
Thorsen thuds a left hand into Aims's body.
Aims throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorsen throws a right and a left that Aims avoids nicely.
Aims misses with an uppercut
and Thorsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Aims is breathing heavily.
Aims takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen drops Aims with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aims looks back up at him and smiles so Thorsen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Aims throws a nice looking combination but Thorsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aims gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Thorsen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odin Thorsen!
Odin Thorsen gave a mention to Bloodlust Horde Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Great Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Great Gonzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Great Gonzo has been cut.
Schmidt throws a front kick aimed at Gonzo's knee but Gonzo avoids it well.
Gonzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Gonzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzo looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.
Gonzo feints a jab promting Schmidt to slip. Gonzo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schmidt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schmidt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schmidt fakes the leg kick and cracks Gonzo in the body.
Schmidt scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt wants to slow Gonzo down by chopping away at his legs.
Gonzo throws a leg kick which misses Schmidt's front leg but catches the back leg as Schmidt tries to avoid it.
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzo avoids the body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. Gonzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gonzo misses.
Schmidt lands a head kick. Gonzo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. Gonzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gonzo checks a leg kick.
Schmidt 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.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Gonzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt gets tackled into the cage by Gonzo. Gonzo maintains the clinch.
Gonzo tries to stall but Schmidt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Schmidt.
I was talking to Gonzo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gonzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmidt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gonzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmidt's elbow.
Gonzo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schmidt up against the cage.
Schmidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schmidt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schmidt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gonzo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schmidt.
It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
Gonzo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schmidt backs up against the cage.
Gonzo misses with a few strikes there.
Schmidt swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzo.
Gonzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schmidt.
Gonzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzo really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Gonzo moves out of range of the body kick.
Schmidt misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Gonzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Gonzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Schmidt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzo.
Gonzo misses with a combination
and Schmidt counters with an inside leg kick.
Schmidt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzo is out of range and Schmidt settles back down.
A jab from Schmidt does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Schmidt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzo lands with an overhand left.
Gonzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Gonzo.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzo misses with a double jab.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Gonzo avoids it.
Schmidt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzo misses with a double jab
and Schmidt counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gonzo wants to clinch up but Schmidt keeps it at a distance.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Gonzo sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo misses with a few strikes there.
Schmidt throws a leg kick that misses.
Schmidt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzo counters with a two punch combo.
Gonzo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schmidt. That one must have hurt.
Gonzo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schmidt will feel that in the morning.
Gonzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Gonzo moved away.
Gonzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt throws a head kick that Gonzo semi-blocks.
Schmidt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzo counters with a three punch combo that has Schmidt backing up. Schmidt nods at Gonzo to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the temple. Gonzo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo digs a good hook to Schmidt's body.
Gonzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzo looks to land a combination. Schmidt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Schmidt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmidt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A combination from Gonzo does no damage.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gonzo throwing a counter right hand but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Gonzo clinches.
Gonzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzo.
Gonzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Gonzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gonzo has Schmidt pressed against the cage.
Schmidt throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Gonzo.
Schmidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmidt.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Gonzo.
Gonzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzo lands with a right to the head.
Gonzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzo fails to land.
Schmidt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Gonzo on the inside.
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gonzo.
Great Gonzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Gonzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick by Schmidt misses
and Gonzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzo.
Gonzo tries to clinch up.
Gonzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt throws a hook but Gonzo avoids it easily.
Gonzo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Schmidt lands the left hand.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Gonzo counters with a one-two to the body.
Schmidt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzo counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Gonzo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gonzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gonzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzo is looking for a counter combo.
Gonzo works over Schmidt's head and body with a nice combination.
Schmidt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schmidt is looking to chop away at Gonzo's legs.
Schmidt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schmidt tries to land a front kick but Gonzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schmidt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gonzo misses with a series of wild punches.
And Schmidt responds with a good body kick, but Gonzo manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt dips to his left and cracks Gonzo with an uppercut!
Good work by Gonzo as he checks the leg kick.
Gonzo is looking for a counter combo.
Gonzo checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Schmidt tenderised Gonzo's leg. Gonzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gonzo checks a leg kick.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schmidt misses the jab.
Gonzo throws a big counter combination but Schmidt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gonzo throws a nice looking combination but Schmidt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzo wants to clinch.
Gonzo avoids a kick to the body.
Schmidt thumps Gonzo with a low kick.
Gonzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo checks a low kick from Schmidt.
A counter left hand to the body from Gonzo misses its target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzo. That's going to slow Schmidt down.
Gonzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schmidt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schmidt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzo misses with the combination.
Gonzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Schmidt looks to move away, Gonzo throws a big counter combo but Schmidt just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzo.
Gonzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
Gonzo clinches up against the cage.
Gonzo tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt tries to work over Gonzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzo fails to land.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schmidt is trying to force a seperation but Gonzo has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schmidt.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo tests Schmidt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzo takes one to the chin there.
Schmidt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schmidt's corner calls for a 1-2. Schmidt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schmidt, pushing him back against the cage.
Schmidt tries a body shot but Gonzo blocks it.
Gonzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dieter Schmidt just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schmidt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Gonzo's head but Gonzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Gonzo counters with a two punch combo.
Gonzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Schmidt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schmidt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzo moves out of range as Schmidt strikes.
Schmidt connects with a looping right hand.
Schmidt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. Gonzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzo rushes Schmidt and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt presses Gonzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzo.
Schmidt can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzo controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schmidt is trying to push Gonzo away but Gonzo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzo moves out of range of the body kick from Schmidt.
Gonzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmidt.
Gonzo misses with a two punch combination.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Gonzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gonzo checks the leg kick.
Gonzo throws a big counter combination but Schmidt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Schmidt misses with a leg kick
and Gonzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonzo blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo darts in trying to clinch
and Schmidt counters with a leg kick.
Gonzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzo is looking to control Schmidt's arms but Schmidt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzo has his back to the cage.
Schmidt manages to break the clinch.
Gonzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt throws out a leg kick but Gonzo moves out of range and Schmidt only half commits.
Gonzo throws a big counter combination but Schmidt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Schmidt fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Gonzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzo in his tracks.
Gonzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzo misses with a two punch combination.
Schmidt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to slow Gonzo down with leg kicks.
Schmidt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gonzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Schmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzo misses with a double jab.
Gonzo connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Gonzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gonzo moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
Schmidt looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzo. Those never looked like landing.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schmidt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schmidt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gonzo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schmidt lands with a hook. Gonzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A clash of legs there as Gonzo blocks the low kick.
Schmidt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dieter Schmidt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gonzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt scores with a nice body kick.
Gonzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schmidt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzo checks it well.
Gonzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzo throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzo lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Gonzo sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Gonzo.
Schmidt is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schmidt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gonzo.
Gonzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzo moves out of range of the body kick from Schmidt.
Gonzo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gonzo rushes Schmidt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzo keeps control of Schmidt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Gonzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gonzo lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmidt.
Gonzo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schmidt is trying to break the clinch but Gonzo is controlling him.
Gonzo keeps control of Schmidt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gonzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmidt's elbow.
Good body shot from Gonzo.
Gonzo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gonzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Schmidt breaks the clinch.
Schmidt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzo. Gonzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Schmidt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzo checks it well.
Schmidt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gonzo counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzo is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo clinches.
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzo throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmidt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzo cracks Schmidt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzo moves out of range easily.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Gonzo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gonzo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gonzo moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt with a hook.
Schmidt 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.
Gonzo blocks the body kick.
Gonzo checks a leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Schmidt tries to land a leg kick but Gonzo saw it coming and moves away.
Gonzo is looking for a counter combo.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dieter Schmidt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gonzo is able to avoid easily.
Gonzo is looking to clinch.
Great Gonzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmidt throws a hook but Gonzo blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Schmidt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schmidt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Schmidt!
Dieter Schmidt is the new lightweight champion!
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