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CCR 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cain Dos Anos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Bullwinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Dos Anos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Bullwinkle!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dos Anos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bullwinkle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bullwinkle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bullwinkle misses with a kick to the body
and Dos Anos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bullwinkle tests Dos Anos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Anos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bullwinkle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dos Anos is in Bullwinkle's guard.
Dos Anos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dos Anos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dos Anos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullwinkle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dos Anos sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullwinkle pushes Dos Anos off and gets back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anos breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Dos Anos.
Dos Anos defending well as Bullwinkle loads up on a big left hand.
Bullwinkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Anos pushes Bullwinkle away with a front kick.
Dos Anos scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Rocky Bullwinkle has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Dos Anos scores with a four punch combination!
Bullwinkle is rocked!
Dos Anos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bullwinkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Dos Anos's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullwinkle pushes Dos Anos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Anos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullwinkle controls his hands.
Dos Anos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bullwinkle wants to clinch up but Dos Anos keeps it at a distance.
Dos Anos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Anos misses with a takedown attempt - Bullwinkle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dos Anos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Anos is defended easily by Bullwinkle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bullwinkle lands with a straight right. Dos Anos didn't see that one coming.
Rocky Bullwinkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bullwinkle throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Bullwinkle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bullwinkle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bullwinkle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bullwinkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Anos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Anos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dos Anos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Anos lands with a good body shot.
Dos Anos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dos Anos lands in his opponent's guard.
Dos Anos stops Bullwinkle from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bullwinkle can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle wants to sweep but no luck.
Bullwinkle wants to get back to his feet but Dos Anos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bullwinkle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Anos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Anos scoring with some ground and pound.
Bullwinkle is looking to stand up but Dos Anos isn't so interested in that idea.
Dos Anos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dos Anos is standing up over Bullwinkle. Bullwinkle looks to escape but Dos Anos dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bullwinkle dodges the ground and pound from Dos Anos.
Dos Anos working away.
Dos Anos throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bullwinkle works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dos Anos working Bullwinkle over with strikes.
Bullwinkle is trying to stand up here but Dos Anos is controlling him well.
Dos Anos throwing shots but Bullwinkle is blocking nicely.
Dos Anos 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.
Dos Anos content to control rather than advance.
Dos Anos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bullwinkle defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Dos Anos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Bullwinkle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bullwinkle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bullwinkle misses with a double jab.
Bullwinkle tries to bum rush Dos Anos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Anos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Anos misses with a body shot.
Dos Anos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bullwinkle throws a counter combo.
Cain Dos Anos is winning the standup battle so far.
Bullwinkle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dos Anos.
Bullwinkle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bullwinkle misses with a head kick.
Bullwinkle jabs Dos Anos right on the nose. Dos Anos blinks but takes it well.
Dos Anos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bullwinkle is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dos Anos dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullwinkle pushes Dos Anos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dos Anos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dos Anos working the ground and pound.
Dos Anos working the ground and pound.
Bullwinkle taking a bit of punishment here - Dos Anos scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullwinkle seems a little lost for a moment, as Dos Anos dominates the positioning.
Dos Anos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dos Anos landing strikes.
Bullwinkle being controlled for a moment.
Bullwinkle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Anos is looking to take a break and control but Bullwinkle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Dos Anos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle is pushing Dos Anos's head away, looking to escape. Dos Anos manages to hold on to the position though.
Bullwinkle seems a little lost for a moment, as Dos Anos dominates the positioning.
Bullwinkle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bullwinkle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bullwinkle is still in real trouble! Can Dos Anos finish him?
Dos Anos cracks Bullwinkle with a big elbow.
Dos Anos scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bullwinkle is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dos Anos can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Dos Anos!
Cain Dos Anos retains his featherweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaijah Louiseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Reyes (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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218 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isaijah Louiseau!
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, Hugo Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Louiseau misses.
Louiseau drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Reyes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reyes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Louiseau is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Louiseau effectively controlling the action here.
Louiseau misses with a punch to the body.
Louiseau is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reyes jumps guard but Louiseau turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Isaijah Louiseau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Reyes.
Reyes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Louiseau gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes goes for a takedown attempt but Louiseau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reyes with a jab.
Reyes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Louiseau manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Louiseau.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reyes feints the counter takedown.
Louiseau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Reyes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reyes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Louiseau tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Reyes is in Louiseau's guard.
Reyes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Louiseau wriggles free and stands up.
Louiseau drops Reyes with a left right combo! Louiseau follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Hugo Reyes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louiseau decides to stand back up.
Isaijah Louiseau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louiseau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Louiseau shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Louiseau.
Reyes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Louiseau looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes looking for a sweep. Not yet Reyes, not yet.
Reyes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reyes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reyes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Louiseau gets to his feet. Reyes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Louiseau moves into the clinch successfully.
Reyes is looking for a takedown.
Louiseau looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Reyes looks winded!
Reyes looking for a takedown.
Reyes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Louiseau - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Louiseau pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Louiseau.
Louiseau catches Reyes with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Reyes forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Isaijah Louiseau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Locke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schuurman moves away.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke misses with a low kick.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke takes a swing at Schuurman's ribcage but misses.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schuurman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Locke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Locke breaks the clinch.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Locke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Locke tries to keep at a distance but Schuurman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Locke blocks it.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schuurman rushes Locke and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Locke.
Locke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Locke.
A right hand to the body from Locke.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Locke is blocking nicely.
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!
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Locke breaks the clinch.
Locke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Schuurman is just out of range.
Schuurman is looking to counter the offense by Locke and move into the clinch.
Locke missing with a left hand there. Schuurman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Locke is looking to score with low kicks.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Locke.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Schuurman checks a low kick from Locke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
Locke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Schuurman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schuurman manages to avoid it.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Despite the aggression on Locke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Locke keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Locke throws a body punch but Schuurman moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Locke misses with a low kick.
Locke misses with a straight left.
Locke missing with a left hand there. Schuurman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schuurman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Locke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schuurman has time to react.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Locke looks to throw the jab but Schuurman is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Schuurman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Locke.
Schuurman moves away from the strike by Locke.
Schuurman is looking to counter the offense by Locke and move into the clinch.
Locke lands with a cross.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schuurman manages to avoid it.
Schuurman wants to clinch but Locke slips to the side
and Locke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Locke misses the jab.
Locke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank Schuurman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman moves to clinch but Locke breaks away
and Locke counters with a left to the body.
John Locke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schuurman tries to clinch up
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Locke throws a body punch but Schuurman moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to counter by clinching up but Locke breaks away and moves out of range.
Locke misses with a hook. Schuurman ducked under it nicely.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schuurman moves to clinch but Locke breaks away
enabling Locke to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman avoids the body shot from Locke.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
A nice side step and Locke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schuurman was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Schuurman is just out of range.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schuurman blocks a low kick nicely.
Schuurman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Locke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke lands a nice hook to Schuurman's body. Schuurman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Locke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schuurman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schuurman tries to counter by clinching up but Locke breaks away and moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke moves out of range.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Locke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Locke misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Schuurman moves out of range as Locke strikes.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Locke throws a series of punches but Schuurman avoids them all with ease.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schuurman rather than just go for the knockout.
Locke throws a jab when Schuurman was well out of range.
Locke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schuurman counters by moving into the clinch.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Locke is blocking nicely.
Locke has had enough of the clinch but Schuurman keeps him there for the moment.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Locke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Locke.
Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Locke throws a jab when Schuurman was well out of range.
Locke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Locke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman takes one on the button.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Locke thuds his right hand into Schuurman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Locke is predictable there
and Schuurman counters by clinching up.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Locke blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Locke avoiding damage as Schuurman throws knees to the body.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Locke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman darts in trying to clinch
and Locke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke misses with a hook. Schuurman ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Schuurman tries to clinch
and Locke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Locke misses with a hook. Schuurman ducked under it nicely.
Schuurman tries to clinch
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Frank Schuurman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Locke throws out a leg kick but Schuurman moves out of range and Locke only half commits.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke moves away
and Locke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Schuurman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schuurman tries to clinch up
and Schuurman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Locke throws out a counter right but Schuurman avoids it with no problem.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke moves away
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schuurman.
Schuurman moves forwards but Locke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
Locke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Schuurman misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Locke misses.
Locke lands a nice hook to Schuurman's body. Schuurman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Schuurman is just out of range.
Schuurman clinches up with Locke and pushes him back against the cage.
Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Locke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schuurman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Locke.
John Locke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Locke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Locke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Locke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz has chosen My Way - Limpbizkit as his entrance music. Rafael Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pat Miletich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses the jab.
Miletich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Miletich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miletich looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Miletich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miletich is trying to force a seperation but Cruz has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz fails to pull guard.
Cruz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Miletich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Cruz content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to pass to mount but Miletich is defending the position.
Cruz works his way into side control.
The referee asks Cruz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cruz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that Cruz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Miletich really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cruz has control of Miletich's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Miletich regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Miletich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miletich tries to get out of the position.
Cruz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Cruz extends the arm and Miletich is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Cruz!
Rafael Cruz took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Only one fight I want, Maximus Meridius; you and me, one more time '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andro Juricic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andro Juricic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Adams!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams tries to clinch but Juricic is having none of it.
Juricic misses with a right hand
and Adams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juricic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adams scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Al Adams has been cut.
Juricic just misses with a punch to the body.
Juricic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams walks into a left hand.
Juricic throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Juricic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juricic misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Juricic.
Juricic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adams working aggressively here.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Juricic controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juricic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Juricic stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Juricic.
Juricic breaks from the clinch.
Adams has a takedown stuffed.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Juricic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juricic loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Adams looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Juricic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Adams gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juricic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Juricic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Juricic wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Juricic seems content to control.
Juricic lands strikes from half guard.
Adams is not content to let Juricic control the position.
Juricic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juricic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Adams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juricic.
Adams has momentary wrist control but Juricic slips an elbow through the middle.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Juricic looking to sit in guard and control but Adams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Adams wants to control from the top but Juricic keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juricic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Juricic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juricic is working hard here to advance position.
Juricic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Juricic looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andro Juricic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Adams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adams blocks a jab.
Juricic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Juricic gets the takedown into side control.
Juricic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adams gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Adams won't allow Juricic to pass to mount.
Juricic 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.
Juricic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Juricic with the ground and pound but Adams uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Andro Juricic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juricic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Juricic is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is trying to control the position but Juricic postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juricic lands a couple of elbows.
Juricic throwing strikes from guard but Adams blocks nicely.
Juricic connects with a couple of short punches.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams wants to stand and escape but Juricic is having none of it.
Juricic distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Juricic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Juricic working some strikes from top position.
Adams wants to stand but Juricic is controlling the position.
Juricic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juricic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Juricic passes Adams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Juricic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Juricic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams trying to control the position.
Adams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Juricic controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams has momentary wrist control but Juricic slips an elbow through the middle.
Juricic wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Juricic connects with a couple of short punches.
Adams working a defensive guard here.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juricic controlling from the top position.
Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Juricic is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Juricic is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
Adams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Juricic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Juricic won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Al Adams's cut even more.
Juricic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juricic scores with a takedown into Adams's guard.
Juricic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andro Juricic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Al Adams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Juricic throws a lazy uppercut
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Juricic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adams pushes Juricic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams working aggressively here.
Juricic pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Juricic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juricic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juricic is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Andro Juricic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juricic digs a right hand underneath Adams's ribcage. Adams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Juricic breaks from the clinch.
Adams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juricic gets a clinch.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Juricic's head.
Still in the clinch, Juricic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juricic presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Juricic.
Juricic has Adams pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Adams.
Adams tries to stall but Juricic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Juricic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Juricic.
Juricic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juricic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Juricic.
Juricic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Juricic.
Juricic gets underhooks to prevent Adams's takedown attempt.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juricic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juricic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Juricic gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Juricic prevents a body shot from Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juricic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Adams looking to stall.
Juricic blocking some punches.
Juricic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Juricic.
Juricic manages to break the clinch.
Adams lands a nice looking body shot.
Andro Juricic is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juricic.
Adams wants to counter with a clinch but Juricic pushes him away.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juricic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juricic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Juricic pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Juricic lands a shoulder strike.
The cut above Al Adams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control the position but instead, Juricic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adams into the cage.
Adams taking a breather.
Juricic lands with a left to the head.
Al Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juricic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Juricic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Juricic lands a left hand.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andro Juricic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juricic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Juricic.
Juricic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juricic scores with a hook to the body. Adams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Juricic connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andro Juricic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juricic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andro Juricic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WhatA Surprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Gustav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, WhatA Surprise!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustav scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gustav definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Surprise walks into a stiff left hand from Gustav.
Gustav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Surprise.
Carl Gustav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surprise moves away.
Gustav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Surprise. Gustav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustav throwing a counter right hand but Surprise manages to avoid it.
Surprise has Gustav up against the cage in a clinch.
Surprise misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gustav.
A nice left hand lands by Gustav.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustav lands a right hand.
Gustav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Surprise darts in trying to clinch
and Gustav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustav lands a nice hook to Surprise's body. Surprise takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gustav connects with a crisp jab.
Surprise tries for a takedown but Gustav sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gustav tests Surprise's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gustav scores with a hook to the body. Surprise takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Surprise takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Surprise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Gustav.
Gustav jabs Surprise right on the nose. Surprise blinks but takes it well.
Gustav lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustav keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gustav lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gustav feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Surprises jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Surprise moves out of range of the strikes.
Surprise takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gustav! Surprise is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Gustav!
Carl Gustav looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I just wanna dance'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Saturskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobious Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Saturskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobious Khan!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Khan 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.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Saturskis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Saturskis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khan's half guard.
Khan wants to get back to full guard.
Saturskis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saturskis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saturskis is working for a kimura but Khan is defending it quite comfortably.
Saturskis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Saturskis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saturskis.
Saturskis prevents Khan from standing back up.
Khan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saturskis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saturskis slips a nice elbow through Khan's hands, connecting with Khan's forehead.
Saturskis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Khan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saturskis is nestled in close to Khan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saturskis lands strikes from half guard.
Khan is trying to stand up here but Saturskis is controlling him well.
Saturskis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
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. Saturskis connects with a nice short shot to Khan's temple.
Khan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Saturskis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saturskis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Saturskis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Saturskis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saturskis working over Khan with some ground and pound. Khan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saturskis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saturskis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khan taking some punishment here, with Saturskis in his half guard.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saturskis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Saturskis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saturskis in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Khan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Saturskis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jakob Saturskis!
A very excited looking Jakob Saturskis 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 Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Gotovina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Dux could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ante Gotovina's chin.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Gotovina!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux stuns Gotovina with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dux scores with a hook to the body. Gotovina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been told by Dux's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gotovina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gotovina fails with the takedown
and Dux counters with a series of strikes. Gotovina will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gotovina scores with a head kick.
It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
Dux slips under a jab from Gotovina.
Dux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gotovina throws a looping overhand right but Dux ducks down to avoid it.
Dux avoids the head kick by Gotovina.
Gotovina walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Dux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Dux finds it's way through Gotovina's defenses.
Gotovina tries to move into range but Dux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gotovina connects with a body shot that sends Dux's belly button to the back.
Dux scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gotovina misses with a two punch combination.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gotovina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Dux. Beautiful body shot.
Gotovina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dux moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotovina misses with a combination
and Dux counters with a straight right hand.
Dux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot lands for Dux.
Dux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gotovina throws a lazy head kick
and Dux counters with a nice body kick.
Gotovina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gotovina shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dux sprawls well. Dux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gotovina gets slowly back to his feet.
Gotovina looks winded!
Dux lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dux throws a body shot but no joy.
Dux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gotovina's head backwards.
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank Dux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux cracks Gotovina with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dux slips under a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gotovina.
Dux misses with a two punch combination.
Gotovina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dux.
Dux thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gotovina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dux is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dux scores with the left hand. Gotovina knows he should have avoided that one.
Gotovina tries to land a front kick but Dux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gotovina blocks a jab.
Gotovina staying out of range there.
Gotovina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dux throws a quick counter head kick but Gotovina was just out of range.
Dux throws a hook to the side of Gotovina's head but Gotovina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotovina throws a good cross that connects.
Dux throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gotovina to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gotovina throws the left hand but Dux avoids the punch easily.
Gotovina misses the jab.
Dux lands with a hook. Gotovina tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Gotovina. That snapped Dux's head back.
Gotovina doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dux throws a series of punches but Gotovina moves out of range.
Dux has managed to clinch.
Gotovina makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dux gets underhooks to prevent Gotovina's takedown attempt.
Frank Dux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ante Gotovina.
Dux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gotovina has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gotovina blocks the elbow strike.
Gotovina misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Gotovina.
Dux lands an elbow that stopped Gotovina in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ante Gotovina has been cut.
Gotovina is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dux gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gotovina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dux tries to land a knee to the head but Gotovina blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gotovina's elbow.
Gotovina can't get the takedown.
Gotovina tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dux's elbow.
Dux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gotovina.
Gotovina working aggressively here.
Gotovina lands with a short shot to the head.
Dux scores with a knee to the head.
Dux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gotovina is rocked!
Gotovina avoiding damage as Dux throws knees to the body.
Dux landing knees to the body.
Gotovina misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gotovina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dux missing with knees to the body.
Dux is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gotovina manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dux lunges at Gotovina with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gotovina's hand.
Gotovina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dux.
Dux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Frank Dux is winning the standup battle so far.
Gotovina throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dux on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Dux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gotovina raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gotovina clinches up against the cage.
Gotovina tries to work over Dux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Gotovina.
Frank Dux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gotovina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gotovina has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dux finds it's way round the side to connect with Gotovina's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Dux finds it's way through Gotovina's defenses.
Dux moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gotovina clinches up against the cage.
Gotovina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux misses with a knee to the head.
Dux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gotovina lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gotovina pushes Dux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gotovina misses with a punch to the body.
Gotovina's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gotovina's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Gotovina.
Dux blocking some punches.
Dux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gotovina can do to turn this around?
Gotovina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gotovina's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Dux.
Dux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gotovina managing to block the knees to the body from Dux.
Gotovina scores with a shot to the side of Dux's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gotovina fails to land.
Dux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gotovina blocks it with crossed arms.
Gotovina jumps guard but Dux turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gotovina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gotovina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gotovina scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotovina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gotovina scores with a hook to the body.
Gotovina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Dux.
Gotovina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dux.
Gotovina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gotovina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gotovina avoids the head kick by Dux.
Dux stuffs the takedown attempt from Gotovina. Gotovina gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gotovina! But no joy.
Gotovina takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Gotovina misses.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gotovina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dux.
Dux gets tackled into the cage by Gotovina. Gotovina maintains the clinch.
Dux prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frank Dux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ante Gotovina.
Dux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gotovina is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Gotovina fails to land.
Gotovina works on Dux's body with a couple of short punches.
Gotovina lands a body shot.
Dux gets through Gotovina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dux.
Gotovina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gotovina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gotovina closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dux circles away.
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!
Gotovina throws a sloppy head kick and Dux moves out of range easily.
Gotovina connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice takedown defense from Dux. No joy for Gotovina on that attempt.
Gotovina is breathing heavily.
Dux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gotovina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gotovina shoots in for a takedown but Dux shows good takedown defense.
Dux lands a nice looking body shot.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dux lands a lovely overhand right.
Dux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gotovina misses with a body kick.
Gotovina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dux tries to counter by clinching up but Gotovina breaks away and moves out of range.
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 Dux will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gotovina throws a shot from downtown. Dux moves away and avoids it.
Dux ducks right into an uppercut from Gotovina.
Gotovina blocks a head kick by Dux.
Dux scores with a jab. Gotovina acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dux works the jab nicely.
Dux punishes Gotovina's body with a nice straight punch.
Dux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gotovina on the side of the head.
Gotovina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gotovina misses with a head kick.
Dux throws a quick counter head kick but Gotovina was just out of range.
Dux misses the shot to the body.
Dux closes the distance and pushes Gotovina back into the cage.
Dux is leaning against Gotovina and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gotovina blocks it with crossed arms.
Gotovina tries to work over Dux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gotovina.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotovina tries to throw a body punch but Dux avoids it by throwing Gotovina back against the cage.
Dux lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotovina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gotovina fails to land.
Gotovina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dux tries to work over Gotovina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gotovina tries to pull guard but Dux holds him up against the cage and eventually Gotovina drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Gotovina - that landed with a thud.
Gotovina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gotovina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dux lands a right hook to the body.
Dux pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gotovina back to the cage. Dux follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Gotovina moves out of range easily.
Dux slips under a jab.
Dux jabs at Gotovina's body.
Dux moves out of range as Gotovina strikes.
Dux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gotovina circles away quickly and effectively.
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina lunges at Dux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dux's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux scores with a punch to the head.
Dux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gotovina on the side of the head.
Dux throws a series of punches but Gotovina moves out of range.
Gotovina throws a head kick but Dux moves out of range.
Gotovina connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dux. Dux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gotovina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dux tries to clinch up but Gotovina circles away and keeps his distance.
Dux scores with a sloppy right hand. Gotovina should have avoided that one.
Dux lands a head kick!
Dux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gotovina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gotovina moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gotovina throws a nice looking combination but Dux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gotovina throws an overhand right that lands on Dux's shoulder, as Dux tries to avoid the shot.
Gotovina getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gotovina misses with a kick to the body
and Dux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dux catches Gotovina with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gotovina throws an overhand right that lands on Dux's shoulder, as Dux tries to avoid the shot.
Dux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gotovina missing with a left hand there. Dux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gotovina loads up on a big right hand but Dux slips the punch.
Gotovina has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dux.
Dux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gotovina's hands.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
Dux has managed to clinch.
Gotovina swings wildly with an uppercut but Dux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gotovina has Dux pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gotovina pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dux tumbling to the mat - Gotovina dives into Dux's guard.
Dux is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gotovina presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dux landing knees to the body.
Gotovina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gotovina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ante Gotovina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dux missing with knees to the body.
Gotovina tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dux's elbow.
Dux lands a nice knee to the body.
Gotovina misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gotovina lands a right hand.
Gotovina drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dux pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dux pushes Gotovina up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!
Frank Dux decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kami Kazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazi feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Kazi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva digs a good body shot into Kazi's ribs.
Kazi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva misses with a combination
letting Kazi counter with a right hand.
Silva misses with a body shot.
It looked like Kazi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Kazi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva 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 throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kazi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Kazi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva moves away from the strike by Kazi.
Silva tries to clinch
and Kazi counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kazi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kazi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva moves forwards but Kazi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Kazi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazi moves away.
Kazi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kazi manages to break the clinch.
Kazi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Kazi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva wants to clinch but Kazi slips to the side
and Kazi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva is rocked!
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kazi finish him?
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kazi counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Silva out cold! What a finish! Kazi is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kami Kazi!
A very excited looking Kami Kazi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McPhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy McPhail!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McPhail does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McPhail throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schmidt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McPhail fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
Schmidt lands a leg kick that knocks McPhail off balance momentarily.
Schmidt scores with a leg kick.
McPhail lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McPhail scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McPhail throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McPhail wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses McPhail's front leg but catches the back leg as McPhail tries to avoid it.
McPhail throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schmidt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paddy McPhail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt throws an overhand right that lands on McPhail's shoulder, as McPhail tries to avoid the shot.
Schmidt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmidt slips a straight right by McPhail.
Schmidt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McPhail swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt tests McPhail's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McPhail fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
McPhail throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a good cross that connects.
McPhail throws a right hand that misses
and Schmidt counters with a low kick, right behind McPhail 's knee.
McPhail takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Schmidt punishes McPhail's body with a nice straight punch.
McPhail has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AXIS - Rio Gym in the buildup to the fight.
McPhail avoids a punch combination nicely.
McPhail throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McPhail loads up on a big right hand but Schmidt slips the punch.
McPhail misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidt misses with the combination.
McPhail was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decent striking displayed by McPhail there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt connects with a jab.
Schmidt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McPhail's hands.
McPhail chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
McPhail misses with a jab to the body
and Schmidt counters with a thumping low kick.
McPhail just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt is looking to slow McPhail down with leg kicks.
McPhail defending well as Schmidt loads up on a big left hand.
McPhail drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schmidt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Schmidt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McPhail lands a really nice looking cross but Schmidt seems unphased.
Nice shot by McPhail.
Schmidt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schmidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McPhail.
McPhail falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schmidt counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPhail throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
McPhail scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
McPhail closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McPhail moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McPhail has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
McPhail throws a hook but Schmidt blocks it.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
McPhail getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McPhail throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmidt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McPhail misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPhail throws a body shot but no joy.
Schmidt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McPhail is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McPhail. That did some damage!
McPhail lands a head shot.
Nice body kick there by Schmidt.
McPhail dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Schmidt.
Nice shot by Schmidt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to move into range but McPhail moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schmidt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - McPhail throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McPhail falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schmidt counters with a good low kick that McPhail was not able to check.
McPhail is breathing heavily.
Schmidt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schmidt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McPhail stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dieter Schmidt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McPhail throws out a loose jab but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McPhail lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that McPhail sees coming a mile off.
Schmidt fakes the leg kick and cracks McPhail in the body.
Schmidt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McPhail misses with a left hand
and Schmidt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McPhail walks into a straight right hand from Schmidt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from McPhail.
Schmidt lands a head kick that stumbles McPhail and the fighters go to the mat.
McPhail is rocked!
It looks like Paddy McPhail has been cut.
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.
Schmidt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oh McPhail is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schmidt drops McPhail with a big left hand! McPhail is injured, injured bad! Schmidt jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Schmidt! Dieter Schmidt retains his lightweight title!
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