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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 12 - 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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Adams holds him up against the cage and eventually Martinez drops back down to his feet.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.
A right hand to the body from Adams.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Adams holds him up against the cage and eventually Martinez drops back down to his feet.
Martinez told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Martinez fails to pull guard.
Al Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Martinez.
Adams lands a right hand.
Martinez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adams walks away with a smile on his face. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adams moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martinez jumps guard but Adams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adams gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martinez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Martinez with a big uppercut! Martinez tries to clinch up but Adams pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Martinez to the mat! Martinez covers up and Adams unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Al Adams!
An out of breath Al Adams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milcin Arnautovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milcin Arnautovic!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arnold shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arnautovic jabs at Arnold's body.
Arnautovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arnautovic swings for the body but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnold definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnautovic. Arnold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnautovic throws a series of punches but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnautovic misses with an uppercut
and Arnold counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Arnautovic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Arnold dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnautovic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Arnold has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Arnold moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Arnold decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Arnautovic.
Arnautovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arnold in his tracks.
Arnautovic misses the shot to the body.
Arnautovic misses with a combination
and Arnold counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Arnautovic!
Arnautovic wants to get back to his feet but Arnold is dominant here and he's now got Arnautovic's back!
Arnautovic is looking to escape but he's done so without protecting himself and Arnold manages to counter with a nice rear naked choke! Arnautovic is in trouble and he's forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Arnold!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crenflow Dolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Holbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crenflow Dolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Holbert!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holbert tries for a takedown but Dolla circles away easily
and Dolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like William Holbert has been cut.
Dolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dolla.
Holbert clinches with his opponent.
Holbert blocks an uppercut.
Holbert looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holbert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Holbert avoids the head kick by Dolla.
Holbert tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Holbert slips under a jab from Dolla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Dolla.
Dolla lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dolla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dolla stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Dolla does it's job there.
Holbert is rocked!
Dolla and Holbert are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Dolla throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Holbert into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Dolla knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Crenflow Dolla!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo comes to the cage accompanied by Blessings - Big Sean FT Drake and Kanye West. Khal Drogo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khal Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz forces Drogo back against the cage and clinches.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drogo wants a takedown.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drogo tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drogo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drogo up against the cage.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Cruz misses
and Drogo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drogo won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
Drogo stops Cruz from standing up.
Drogo chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Drogo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cruz trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo looking for a sweep. Not yet Drogo, not yet.
Drogo pulls Cruz in to control the position.
Drogo 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.
Drogo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but instead Drogo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Drogo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo stops Cruz from standing up.
Cruz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Drogo is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drogo wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Drogo postures up.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cruz has Drogo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruz closes the distance but Drogo moves to the side
and Drogo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drogo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drogo has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Cruz wants to stand up but Drogo is controlling him.
Drogo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drogo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drogo trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drogo prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Drogo chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Drogo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drogo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cruz pushes Drogo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drogo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drogo blocks an elbow strike.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drogo avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drogo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Drogo looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drogo.
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
Cruz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Khal Drogo has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Cruz works on Drogo's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz tries to work over Drogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cruz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drogo's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo dodges an elbow strike from Cruz.
Cruz has Drogo pressed against the cage.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries a body shot but Drogo blocks it.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drogo.
Cruz's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cruz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz has Drogo pushed against the cage.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Drogo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Drogo avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cruz wants to stand but Drogo is controlling the position.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drogo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drogo controls the pace.
Drogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khal Drogo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruz tries to clinch up
and Drogo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drogo working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Drogo is controlling him well.
Drogo is pressing down on Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cruz is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Drogo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Khal Drogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drogo is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drogo passes into half guard.
Cruz tries to kick Drogo off but Drogo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Drogo controlling the pace.
Drogo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz 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. Drogo connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drogo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Drogo.
Drogo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Drogo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drogo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Drogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drogo is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz pushes Drogo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a right hand.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz pushes Drogo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
Drogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drogo avoids it.
Drogo taking a breather.
Drogo dodges an elbow strike from Cruz.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drogo avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Khal Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drogo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Cruz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonthan Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry has chosen hit em up as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Benny Perez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Benny Perez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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182 lbs
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180 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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonthan Henry !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Perez won't want to take too many of those.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry prevents a body shot from Perez.
Nice elbow from Henry .
Henry lands a nice elbow.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Perez's ribcage.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Perez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henry 's waist but Henry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perez off to one side.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Perez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Benny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
That's two 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.
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Perez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry .
Henry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Perez misses with a body punch.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perez after a bit of a struggle.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perez is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perez is defending well.
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Perez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Perez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Henry fails with the takedown.
Henry has managed to clinch.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perez tries to counter by clinching up but Henry breaks away and moves out of range.
Henry forces Perez back against the cage and clinches.
Perez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Perez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perez stops a takedown attempt from Henry .
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Perez won't want to take too many of those.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henry shoots in but Perez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perez shoots in but Henry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henry did well to prevent Perez getting side control.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Perez seems to be looking for submissions.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henry sees it coming and defends easily.
Perez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry gets full guard.
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henry trying to control the pace.
Henry is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Perez tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Henry content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Henry the control monster continue. Boring.
Perez won't allow Henry to pass to mount.
Henry stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Perez scores with a takedown into Henry 's guard.
Perez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perez's guard.
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Henry 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.
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 Benny Perez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Perez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perez somewhat.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perez circles away.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Benny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry rushes Perez and presses him up against the cage.
Perez gets control of Henry 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Perez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Henry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Henry .
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry rushes Perez and presses him up against the cage.
Henry avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Henry lands a takedown into guard.
Henry 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.
More stalling from Henry .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry passes Perez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perez trying to hold on to Henry 's head to control him but Henry postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henry is taking a breather. Perez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yet more stalling tactics from Henry .
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Perez gets tackled into the cage by Henry . Henry maintains the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Perez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
A less than humble Jonthan Henry misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nevel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gustav (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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19
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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217 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Nevel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevel wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gustav! But no joy.
A lazy left from Gustav finds it's target.
Nevel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gustav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nevel wants to clinch
and Gustav counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustav. Nevel does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nevel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nevel tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Gustav was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustav swats away the attempt to clinch by Nevel.
Nevel wants to clinch
and Gustav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gustav looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gustav cracks a nice hook into Nevel's ribs.
Nevel tries to clinch up but Gustav circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustav changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nevel wants to clinch
and Gustav makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gustav with a hook.
Nevel moves to clinch but Gustav breaks away
and Gustav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustav lands with a hook. Nevel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nevel tries to clinch but Gustav moves out of range.
Gustav scores with a jab to the body.
Nevel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gustav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nevel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gustav counters with a straight right hand.
Nevel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gustav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustav scores with a body shot.
Nevel darts in trying to clinch
letting Gustav counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustav scores with a body shot.
Gustav circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nevel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Gustav. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gustav.
Nevel tries to clinch up.
Gustav works Nevel's body with a nice hook.
Nevel tries to clinch up
enabling Gustav to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustav works the jab nicely.
Nevel wants to clinch up but Gustav keeps it at a distance.
Nevel is looking to clinch but Gustav is avoiding it.
Nevel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gustav throws out the jab.
Gustav is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nevel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nevel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nevel is rocked!
Nevel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gustav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Nevel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustav changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustav circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustav cracks Nevel with a hook to the temple - Nevel is on wobbly legs here! Gustav swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nevel falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Gustav wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carl Gustav!
An intense looking Carl Gustav took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I just wanna dance'.
In defeat, Theodore Nevel stepped up to the mic, saying '*weasel noises*'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maicol Raul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szalony Adi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
190 lbs
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187 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicol Raul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Szalony Adi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Raul is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Adi darts in looking for a takedown but Raul gets double underhooks and turns Adi into the cage.
Adi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Raul was covering up waiting for the punch and Adi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Adi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adi's guard.
Raul would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Adi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Raul tries to stand but Adi is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raul postures up.
Raul is looking to stand up but Adi won't let him.
Adi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raul defends it easily.
Raul is looking to stand up but Adi won't let him.
Adi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raul manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raul is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Adi wants to control from the top but Raul keeps moving.
Raul throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Adi wants to control from the top but Raul keeps moving.
Adi slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raul trying to hold on to Adi's head to control him but Adi postures up.
Raul is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Adi.
Raul regains full guard. Nicely done.
Raul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adi looking for a sweep. Not yet Adi, not yet.
Raul tries to stand but Adi is controlling from the bottom.
Raul has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raul defends well.
Adi 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.
Adi is still trying to improve position.
Raul wants to stand but Adi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Raul won't allow Adi to sweep him here.
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.
Raul wants to stand but Adi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Adi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raul is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adi pulls his head out easily.
Adi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raul with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raul looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adi working Raul over with strikes.
Raul is defending against the submission attempts here by Adi.
Raul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raul looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szalony Adi 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.
Raul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raul stuffs the takedown.
Raul feinted with a counter takedown.
Raul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raul is fending him off so far but Adi persists. Nope, Raul circles away and we're back to standing.
Maicol Raul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Szalony Adi.
Adi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raul gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Adi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raul is striking off his back. Adi thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Adi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raul actively working from the bottom here.
Raul missing with punches from the bottom.
Adi is keen to just control but Raul is a slippery customer.
Raul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Adi moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Raul.
Raul tries to buck Adi off but Adi is having none of it.
Adi trying to control the position but Raul is working away.
Szalony Adi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raul misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Adi is trying to get an arm triangle but Raul is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raul manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adi's best efforts.
Raul punching from the bottom.
Raul looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raul throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Adi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Adi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Raul is just riding it out for now. Adi eventually gives up the hold.
Raul misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Adi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raul wants to get back to full guard.
Raul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Raul throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Raul punching from the bottom.
Adi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Raul is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy Rio, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Adi slips a nice elbow through Raul's hands, connecting with Raul's forehead.
Adi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Raul sees it coming and defends easily.
Adi working over Raul with some ground and pound. Raul looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raul is not content to let Adi control the position.
Raul throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Adi wants to control but Raul is keeping him busy.
Raul on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raul looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raul actively working from the bottom here.
Adi blocks the strikes from Raul.
Raul has hold of Adi's hands but Adi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Adi seems content to control.
Adi seems to be working for a kimura but Raul defends the submission attempt.
Raul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Raul tries to get to full guard but Adi has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raul flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Adi is looking to take a break and control but Raul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raul wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szalony Adi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Adi shoots in and drives through. Raul sprawls well.
Raul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Szalony Adi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adi shoots in but no luck this time.
Adi fails to land the takedown.
Maicol Raul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Szalony Adi.
Adi checks a leg kick.
Maicol Raul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adi tries for a takedown but Raul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adi fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Raul. No joy for Adi on that attempt.
Raul changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adi looks for a takedown but Raul sprawls well.
Adi tries to move into range but Raul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raul tries to counter with a takedown but Adi is quick to defend against it.
Raul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adi.
Raul lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Raul.
Raul scores with a decent looking hook.
Raul lands with a nice combination. Adi backs away looking to recover.
Raul stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raul wants it to stay on the feet.
Raul attempts a counter takedown but Adi avoids it well and moves away.
Raul tests Adi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raul tries to clinch there but Adi circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raul shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Raul tries to stand but Adi is controlling his head.
Raul has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Adi fails with a takedown attempt.
Raul lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Raul scores with a jab. Adi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adi misses with a takedown attempt - Raul sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adi tries for a takedown but Raul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raul pinned against the cage. Raul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Raul enables Adi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Raul manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Raul will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Raul looking for a sweep. Not yet Raul, not yet.
Raul looking for a triangle here. Adi is fighting it but it looks tight! Raul pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Adi is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Maicol Raul!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaijah Louiseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Colombu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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31
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
9 - 4 - 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Colombu!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Colombu has knocked Louiseau down with a huge combo! Colombu steps away and waves a wobbly Louiseau back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Isaijah Louiseau has been cut.
Louiseau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Colombu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louiseau swings for the body but Colombu moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Colombu cracks Louiseau with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Louiseau falls to his knees and Colombu doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Colombu!
Joe Colombu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Machiavelli Boutique logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Good shot there by Denke.
Denke scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Denke's head but Denke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denke misses with a straight right.
Denke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Denke's head back.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Denke checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Denke has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Denke some visible discomfort.
Denke tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Denke looks calm but he's in trouble here. Silva gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Denke is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Silva lets go of the hold and Denke can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Silva!
Post fight, an emotional Jose Silva said 'I want a rematch with the winner of the akagi vs kazi fight '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winnie Pooh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winnie Pooh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Sarkisyan as Pooh shoots in.
Pooh throws a body punch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Pooh takes one on the button.
Sarkisyan cracks Pooh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pooh tries to clinch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Sarkisyan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sarkisyan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winnie Pooh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pooh moves into the clinch.
Sarkisyan manages to break the clinch.
Sarkisyan jabs at Pooh's body.
Pooh drives through and clinches with Sarkisyan against the cage.
Sarkisyan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pooh backwards.
Pooh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pooh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarkisyan lands a shot to the body.
Sarkisyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sarkisyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pooh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan throws the left hand but Pooh avoids the punch easily.
Pooh shoots in but Sarkisyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan catches Pooh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sarkisyan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sarkisyan lands a leg kick that knocks Pooh off balance momentarily.
Pooh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sarkisyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Pooh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sarkisyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Pooh is rocked!
A good leg kick by Sarkisyan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarkisyan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pooh seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pooh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarkisyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sarkisyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pooh 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 connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan misses with a low kick.
Pooh clinches.
Pooh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sarkisyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winnie Pooh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarkisyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sarkisyan misses the shot to the body.
Sarkisyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Aharon Sarkisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarkisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pooh drives through and clinches with Sarkisyan against the cage.
Pooh tries to pull guard but Sarkisyan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sarkisyan is leaning against Pooh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Sarkisyan.
Pooh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarkisyan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pooh backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarkisyan.
Pooh is breathing heavily.
Sarkisyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Pooh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Sarkisyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Pooh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pooh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sarkisyan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sarkisyan as he avoids it easily.
Sarkisyan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pooh.
Pooh seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan lands a big uppercut and Pooh crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pooh looks OK. Sarkisyan waves Pooh back to his feet!
Pooh wants to clinch.
Pooh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sarkisyan throws a monster overhand right that drops Pooh! Sarkisyan follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aharon Sarkisyan! Aharon Sarkisyan retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Aharon Sarkisyan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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