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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hugo Reyes enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes gets a clinch.
Adams digs a right hand underneath Reyes's ribcage. Reyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adams lands a nice uppercut.
Adams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Adams has control of Reyes's left arm, preventing Reyes from doing any damage.
Adams continues to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Reyes throwing strikes but missing.
Adams is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Reyes has his hands clasped together but Adams extends and breaks Reyes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Adams.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Al Adams!
A relieved looking Al Adams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobious Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schuurman (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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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobious Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the cage.
Khan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Schuurman working Khan over with knees to the body.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
We've been hearing reports that Khan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schuurman crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Schuurman lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman lands a nice knee to the body.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Schuurman.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Schuurman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khan's face.
Schuurman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Schuurman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan stalling.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Schuurman prevents a body shot from Khan.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schuurman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Schuurman.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan digs a right hand into Schuurman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schuurman's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schuurman.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan tries to work over Schuurman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan avoiding damage as Schuurman throws knees to the body.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman landing knees to the body.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Schuurman 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.
Khan tries a low kick but Schuurman avoids it.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
Schuurman pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Schuurman.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Schuurman is breathing heavily.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Khan pushes Schuurman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.
Schuurman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Frank Schuurman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Khan working aggressively here.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan tries a body shot but Schuurman blocks it.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Schuurman prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman blocking some punches.
Schuurman dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan digs a right hand into Schuurman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schuurman's gas tank.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Schuurman is rocked!
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schuurman is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Khan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Schuurman! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Khan is unloading with more strikes now! Schuurman drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobious Khan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Perez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Locke's chin.
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183 lbs
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182 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Perez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Locke misses with a straight left.
Perez tries to counter with a clinch but Locke shakes him off and moves away.
Locke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A low kick from Locke misses
and Perez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perez is looking for a kimura here.
Perez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Locke defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Locke is just riding it out for now. Perez eventually gives up the hold.
Perez is trying to work for a kimura but Locke is defending well.
Locke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perez on the ground.
Locke wants to get back to full guard.
Perez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Locke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perez seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Locke is positioning himself well to prevent Perez advancing to mount.
Perez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Locke defends it well.
Perez is working for a submission of some sort.
Locke is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Locke defends it well.
Perez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Perez is pressing down on Locke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Locke is holding on for now.
That's four 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.
Perez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Locke sees it coming and defends easily.
Perez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Locke is just riding it out for now. Perez eventually gives up the hold.
Perez is looking for a kimura but Locke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perez to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Locke is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez moves into full mount! Locke won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Perez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Locke stuffs the takedown attempt from Perez. Perez gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Locke. Beautiful body shot.
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Locke sets himself, and Perez steps forward looking for the clinch! Locke avoids it this time.
Perez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the cage and back into range.
Perez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Locke pinned against the cage. Locke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Perez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez dives in for a single leg takedown but Locke sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Locke works Perez's body with a nice hook.
Locke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Locke misses with a low kick.
Locke throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
And Perez tries to counter it with a takedown but Locke pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez shoots in and drives through. Locke sprawls well.
Locke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Locke misses.
Perez wants to counter with a clinch but Locke pushes him away.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Locke is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Locke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perez somewhat.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but Locke shows good takedown defense.
Locke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Locke is looking to wear down Perez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Locke throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Locke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perez in his tracks.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
Locke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perez wants to counter the offense by Locke and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Locke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Perez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perez with the counter takedown but Locke avoids it easily.
Perez goes for a double leg but Locke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Locke continues to drive forward.
Locke swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Locke lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Locke takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Perez wants to counter the offense by Locke and move into the clinch position.
Perez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Perez or perhaps it was just good defense by Locke, which made it look bad.
Perez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Locke tries to avoid it but Perez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Locke to the ground. Locke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Locke swivels and escapes.
Perez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Locke to score with a decent uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Locke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perez's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Locke can pounce on him.
Perez fails to land the takedown.
Locke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Locke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perez has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez shoots in but Locke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been told by Locke's head coaches at LOD - Slaughterhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
John Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Perez.
Locke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez dives in for a single leg takedown but Locke sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perez fails with the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Locke.
Perez fails with the takedown.
Locke throws out a leg kick but Perez moves out of range and Locke only half commits.
Perez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Locke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Locke connects with the punch.
Oooooh!!! Locke has knocked Perez down with a huge combo! Locke steps away and waves a wobbly Perez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Perez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke throws a leg kick but Perez moved away.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Locke finish him?
A punch combination from Locke misses.
Perez tries to counter with a clinch but Locke shakes him off and moves away.
Locke drops Perez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Perez! Locke dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Locke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ante Gotovina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hewitt's choice of entrance music: Mutha Uckas. Wally Hewitt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Gotovina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wally Hewitt!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotovina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Gotovina.
Hewitt drops his hands momentarily and Gotovina takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gotovina misses with a hook. Hewitt ducked under it nicely.
Gotovina has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Wally Hewitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotovina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gotovina feints a jab and as Hewitt dips his head, Gotovina unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Hewitt right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Hewitt falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Gotovina smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ante Gotovina!
Ante Gotovina 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andro Juricic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaijah Louiseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andro Juricic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isaijah Louiseau!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juricic throws the left hand but Louiseau avoids the punch easily.
Louiseau tries to land a front kick but Juricic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Louiseau throws a head kick that misses
and Juricic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Louiseau's guard.
Juricic prevents Louiseau from getting back to his feet.
Juricic scoring with some ground and pound.
Juricic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juricic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Juricic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Louiseau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Louiseau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Juricic is controlling him.
Juricic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louiseau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Juricic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Juricic postures up and lands a big shot to Louiseau's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louiseau has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Juricic is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Louiseau is trying to stall.
Louiseau tries to work over Juricic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juricic as Louiseau tries to tie him up.
Louiseau is trying to maintain a safe position but Juricic gets an underhook and turns Louiseau into the cage.
Juricic manages to pull guard.
Louiseau tries to stand but Juricic is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juricic is on top in guard.
Juricic trying to control the position from guard on top but Louiseau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juricic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louiseau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juricic.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Juricic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Juricic throwing strikes but missing.
Louiseau has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Juricic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Juricic is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Louiseau misses with the combination.
Juricic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Isaijah Louiseau has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juricic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Louiseau to the ground. Juricic is now in Louiseau's guard.
Juricic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juricic trying to control but Louiseau is working from the bottom.
Juricic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juricic distracts Louiseau with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Juricic won't allow Louiseau to get back to his feet.
Juricic forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Juricic lands a nice short elbow.
Louiseau wants to get back to his feet.
Juricic is trying to control the action in half guard but Louiseau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Juricic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Juricic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Juricic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juricic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Juricic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louiseau defending well though.
Juricic slips a nice elbow through Louiseau's hands, connecting with Louiseau's forehead.
Louiseau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Juricic.
Juricic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Louiseau is trying to stand.
Juricic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louiseau defending well though.
Juricic is nestled in close to Louiseau, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Juricic lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louiseau has hold of Juricic's hands but Juricic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 Isaijah Louiseau's cut.
That's time! Juricic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Louiseau is looking to clinch but Juricic is avoiding it.
Louiseau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juricic keeps the fight on the outside.
Louiseau throws a head kick that Juricic semi-blocks.
Louiseau takes one to the side of the head.
Juricic cracks Louiseau with a big right hand and Louiseau goes down!
Louiseau is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juricic loads up on a big left hand. Louiseau felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Juricic looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Louiseau can't hide his disappointment, as Juricic celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andro Juricic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Holbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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199 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Holbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Moura!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holbert tries to clinch up.
Holbert shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moura eats them both and turns towards Holbert to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holbert shoots in for a takedown but Moura shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Holbert or perhaps it was just good defense by Moura, which made it look bad.
Moura tries to counter by closing the distance.
Holbert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AXIS - Rio Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Holbert wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura fails with the takedown.
Moura closes the distance and clinches up with Holbert, looking for a takedown. Moura pushes Holbert against the cage but Holbert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moura fails with a takedown attempt.
William Holbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Moura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Moura. No joy for Holbert on that attempt.
Moura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Holbert defends it well.
Holbert stuns Moura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holbert misses with a kick to the body.
Moura stuffs the takedown.
Moura is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Holbert throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moura was covering up waiting for the punch and Holbert finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holbert defends well.
Moura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holbert is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holbert wants to stand but Moura has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holbert is sitting in close to Moura's body. Moura has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Holbert is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Holbert is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Moura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rickson Moura!
Rickson Moura 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 Jan Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kriel's choice of entrance music: Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. Kami Kazi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kami Kazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kazi counters with an outside leg kick.
Kriel throws a solid leg kick but Kazi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kriel.
Kazi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kazi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kriel is out of range.
Kazi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kazi throws a sloppy head kick and Kriel moves out of range easily.
Kriel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kriel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kazi throws a sloppy head kick and Kriel moves out of range easily.
Kazi misses with a straight left.
Kazi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Kazi counters with a good, hard body kick but Kriel shrugs it off.
Jan Kriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kazi's head backwards.
A lazy left from Kriel finds it's target.
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!
Kriel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kazi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kriel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kazi on the side of the head.
Kazi walks into a stiff left hand from Kriel.
A low kick from Kriel is predictable there
and Kazi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Kriel throws out a loose jab but Kazi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazi misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Kriel.
Kriel scoring well with a low kick there.
Kriel throws a lazy right hand but Kazi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Kriel backs away, Kazi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheers as Kriel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kazi doesn't seem phased though.
Kriel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kriel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kazi throws a chopping leg kick but Kriel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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!
Kriel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kriel throws the left hand but Kazi avoids the punch easily.
Kriel lands with an uppercut that bounces Kazi off the cage and back into range.
Kriel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazi misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kriel! But no joy.
Kriel moves out of range of the body kick from Kazi.
A nice side step and Kriel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kriel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kazi missing with a left hand there. Kriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Kriel misses.
Kriel misses with a straight left.
Kriel misses with a shot to the body
and Kazi counters with a good, hard body kick but Kriel shrugs it off.
Kazi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kriel lands a two punch combo.
Kriel misses with a kick to the body.
As Kriel backs away, Kazi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kriel misses with a straight left.
Kazi lands a big head kick that sends Kriel tumbling to the mat! Kazi takes a step backwards and waves Kriel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kriel is rocked!
Kazi ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Kriel's jaw. Kriel's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kazi does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kami Kazi!
An out of breath Kami Kazi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jefferies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frank Dux has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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22
203 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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29
191 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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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
8 - 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jefferies!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux moves out of range of the leg kick from Jefferies.
Jefferies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jefferies.
Jefferies scores with a head kick. Dux tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
Dux throws a lazy head kick
and Jefferies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jefferies drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dux pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jefferies staying out of range there.
Dux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dux misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Dux there.
Dux sizes up Jefferies with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferies takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Jefferies moves out of range easily.
Dux throws a combination. Jefferies tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jefferies.
Dux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Dux misses.
Dux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jefferies moves away from the strike by Dux.
Jefferies lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jefferies moves out of range as Dux strikes.
Good shot there by Jefferies.
Jefferies moves into the clinch.
Jefferies creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dux's defenses.
Jefferies creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jefferies has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jefferies changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dux fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jefferies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
Jefferies drives through and clinches with Dux against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dux.
Dux avoids a wild elbow strike from Jefferies.
Dux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jefferies's elbow.
Jefferies has Dux pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jefferies pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dux tumbling to the mat - Jefferies dives into Dux's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferies gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dux throws a head kick that half lands.
Dux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Dux.
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.
Jefferies clinches.
Jefferies manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dux struggles to land a body shot inside as Jefferies controls his hands.
Dux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dux avoids the elbow strike from Jefferies, against the cage.
Jefferies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jefferies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux lands an elbow inside that Jefferies shrugs off.
Jefferies pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jefferies lands an elbow inside that Dux shrugs off.
Dux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dux obliges.
Jefferies has Dux pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jefferies pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dux tumbling to the mat - Jefferies dives into Dux's guard.
Dux wants to stand and escape but Jefferies is having none of it.
Dux is looking to stand back up but Jefferies counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dux.
Jefferies is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jefferies trying to control the action but Dux is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jefferies prevents Dux from standing back up.
Dux has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jefferies is on him like a limpet, forcing Dux back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dux trying to land knees to the body.
Jefferies takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jefferies lands an elbow inside that Dux shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jefferies's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Dux fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jefferies avoids it.
Dux avoids the elbow strike from Jefferies, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jefferies - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jefferies lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Jefferies will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Dux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jefferies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dux was well out of range. Poor timing from Jefferies.
Dux scores with a nice right hand.
Dux tries to land a body kick
and Jefferies counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
Jefferies moves into full mount! Dux won't be happy about that!
Jefferies jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dux manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jefferies tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jefferies trying to control the action but Dux is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux pushes Jefferies away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jefferies gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dux knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jefferies on the ground.
Jefferies thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jefferies has hold of Dux's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dux seems comfortable defending it but Jefferies has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dux is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dux is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jefferies couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Jefferies!
Our winner, Jim Jefferies, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dieter Schmidt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkisyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sarkisyan connects with a right hand. Schmidt shakes it off.
Sarkisyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sarkisyan avoids the head kick by Schmidt.
Sarkisyan throws a low kick but Schmidt moves out of range easily.
Schmidt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarkisyan.
It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Sarkisyan avoids it.
Schmidt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Sarkisyan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sarkisyan missing with a left hand there. Schmidt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schmidt throws out a leg kick but Sarkisyan moves out of range and Schmidt only half commits.
Nice straight punches there by Sarkisyan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sarkisyan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidt misses the target.
Sarkisyan is looking to land body kicks.
Schmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Sarkisyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarkisyan connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Schmidt misses.
Sarkisyan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Sarkisyan delivers a nice body kick.
Sarkisyan is looking to land body kicks.
Sarkisyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sarkisyan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looks like Sarkisyan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Schmidt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Sarkisyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sarkisyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarkisyan jabs Schmidt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan throws the left hand but Schmidt avoids the punch easily.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Sarkisyan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sarkisyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schmidt. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Schmidt.
Sarkisyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarkisyan throws out the jab.
Sarkisyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarkisyan.
Schmidt connects with a high kick.
Good work by Sarkisyan as he checks the leg kick.
Schmidt moves out of range of the body kick from Sarkisyan.
Schmidt swings for the body but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Schmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan is looking to slow Schmidt down with leg kicks.
Schmidt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarkisyan, right into the meat.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
Sarkisyan tries to counter by clinching up but Schmidt breaks away and moves out of range.
Schmidt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sarkisyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Schmidt is predictable there
and Sarkisyan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan blocking some punches.
Sarkisyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schmidt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarkisyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sarkisyan lands a glancing blow to the side of Schmidt's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarkisyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sarkisyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarkisyan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarkisyan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sarkisyan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sarkisyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sarkisyan blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sarkisyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarkisyan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schmidt in his tracks.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Sarkisyan sees coming a mile off.
Sarkisyan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt tries to score with a low kick but Sarkisyan moves his leg out of the way.
Sarkisyan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Schmidt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aharon Sarkisyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schmidt blocks the body kick.
Sarkisyan takes a swing at Schmidt's ribcage but misses.
Sarkisyan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Schmidt scores with a sloppy right hand. Sarkisyan should have avoided that one.
Schmidt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarkisyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schmidt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sarkisyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schmidt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sarkisyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sarkisyan swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt is looking to chop away at Sarkisyan's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Sarkisyan is looking to counter punch.
Sarkisyan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schmidt's sensitive parts.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sarkisyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan looks to land a left hand but Schmidt moved out of range nicely.
Schmidt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schmidt misses with a body shot.
Aharon Sarkisyan is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Schmidt misses
and Sarkisyan counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarkisyan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt.
Schmidt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schmidt working aggressively here.
Schmidt wants to break free but Sarkisyan has control.
Schmidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarkisyan manages to break the clinch.
Sarkisyan scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schmidts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sarkisyan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sarkisyan slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sarkisyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schmidt.
Sarkisyan cracks Schmidt with a good jab.
Sarkisyan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schmidt throws a fast counter high kick but Sarkisyan manages to duck under it in time.
Sarkisyan thuds his shin into the meat of Schmidt's side.
Sarkisyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarkisyan connects with the punch.
Sarkisyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmidt throws out the jab.
Sarkisyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schmidt. That did some damage!
A shot to the body from Schmidt misses
and Sarkisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schmidt is rocked!
Sarkisyan feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Schmidt collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aharon Sarkisyan!
Aharon Sarkisyan is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Aharon Sarkisyan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrico Santos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat has chosen Lorde - Tennis Court as his entrance music. Ricky Steamboat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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254 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrico Santos Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Steamboat!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steamboat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Steamboat's head.
It looks like Ricky Steamboat has been cut.
Santos Diaz tests Steamboat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos Diaz sends Steamboat crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Santos Diaz is motioning to the referee to let Steamboat up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Steamboat is rocked!
Steamboat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos Diaz counters with a good low kick that Steamboat was not able to check.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Santos Diaz.
Steamboat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos Diaz is fending him off so far but Steamboat persists. Nope, Santos Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Steamboat looks for a takedown but Santos Diaz sprawls well.
Patrico Santos Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Steamboat.
Steamboat shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Steamboat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Santos Diaz. No joy for Steamboat on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos Diaz lands a left and a right that send Steamboat crashing to the mat, dazed. Santos Diaz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Steamboat is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos Diaz finish him?
Steamboat fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steamboat seems to have recovered his senses.
Steamboat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos Diaz circles away.
Santos Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Steamboat looks winded!
Steamboat misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos Diaz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steamboat! Santos Diaz lets Steamboat back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steamboat circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Santos Diaz. Steamboat falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Santos Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrico Santos Diaz!
Patrico Santos Diaz is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Patrico Santos Diaz thanked Bos Energy MMA159.4 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Ricky Steamboat had this to say: 'Good win to for my opponent will be back'.
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FIGHT
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