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CCR 59 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Hager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olson has chosen Bleed It Out- Linkin Park as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Hager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Olson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson tries to clinch but Hager moves away
and Hager counters with a single leg into guard. Olson didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hager throws a big elbow that misses.
Hager is standing up over Olson. Olson looks to escape but Hager dives into side control.
Olson tries to escape back to his feet but Hager has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Olson's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Olson is tapping! Hager saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Patrick Hager!
Will Olson was interviewed post fight and said 'I Counted 37 times the dirty bastard cheated. The ref really needs to step up his game.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levon Minasian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnaar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lillasyster - Berätta det för Lina. Ivar Ragnaar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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246 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivar Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levon Minasian!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar throws a low kick, looking for Minasian's leg but Minasian calmly moves out of range.
Minasian has Ragnaar up against the cage in a clinch.
Minasian has clasped his hands together around Ragnaar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Minasian trying to control the position but Ragnaar is working away.
Ragnaar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ragnaar tries to get out of the position.
Minasian throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Minasian tries to advance to mount but can't.
Minasian looks up at the clock and then as Ragnaar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Minasian smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ragnaar is pushing Minasian's head away, looking to escape. Minasian manages to hold on to the position though.
Minasian throws an elbow but Ragnaar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Minasian scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ragnaar wants to get back to his feet.
Minasian is looking to take a break and control but Ragnaar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ragnaar tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ragnaar has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Minasian has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ragnaar taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Minasian doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Levon Minasian!
A very excited looking Levon Minasian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McPhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aspen Springfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Springfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Traditional Fools - Street Surfin'. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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147 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy McPhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aspen Springfield!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPhail throws a body punch but Springfield moves out of range.
Springfield drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McPhail defends it well.
Springfield thumps McPhail with a low kick.
McPhail scores with a nice right hand.
McPhail misses with a right hand
and Springfield counters with a body kick that stops McPhail in his tracks momentarily.
Springfield bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Springfield thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Springfield has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McPhail!
Springfield content just to control the position here.
McPhail is squirming around, avoiding Springfield's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Springfield looking to ground and pound but McPhail is blocking nicely.
Springfield controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPhail stops Springfield from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Springfield looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Springfield is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. McPhail is in real trouble.
McPhail trying to control the position but Springfield manages to sink in the hooks.
Springfield is looking to control McPhail but McPhail is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Springfield has his arm under McPhail's chin here. Game over son! Springfield squeezes tightly and McPhail is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aspen Springfield!
Aspen Springfield really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Earl Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Jimenez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Earl Allen's chin.
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147 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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165 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Earl Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen shoots and misses
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Jimenez cracks Allen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Jimenez.
Jimenez connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Jimenez.
Jimenez dips to his left and cracks Allen with an uppercut!
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AXIS - Rio Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Allen shoots in but Jimenez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Allen walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Jimenez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Earl Allen has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jimenez. That's going to slow Allen down.
Nice uppercut there from Jimenez.
Jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Jimenez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen blocks a jab.
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jimenez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Allen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jimenez scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen slips a jab from Jimenez.
Allen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hugo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Jimenez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Allen slips under a jab.
As Jimenez tries to get set, Allen tries to push him back and clinch up but Jimenez manages to avoid the attempt.
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jimenez sprawls well. Jimenez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Jimenez.
Hugo Jimenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimenez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Allen backs up against the cage.
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jimenez cracks Allen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
Allen fails with the takedown
and Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimenez lands an overhand right.
Jimenez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Allen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jimenez throws a monster overhand right that drops Allen! Jimenez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Jimenez!
After winning the bout, Hugo Jimenez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwegowy East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozamataz Buckshank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think East might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Can't Think- Whole Wheat Bread. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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202 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwegowy East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozamataz Buckshank!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buckshank as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Buckshank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
East chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buckshank can pounce on him.
Nice sprawl there from Buckshank as East shoots in.
Buckshank lands with a kick to the ribs.
East bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Buckshank wants to control but East postures up.
East trying to control the position but Buckshank is working away.
Buckshank manages to get back to half guard.
East throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Buckshank is refusing to be controlled, as East sits in half guard.
Buckshank is trying to maintain the position but East is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from East.
Buckshank wants to improve his position but East is controlling well.
Buckshank works his way to full guard. Good work.
East looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as East accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buckshank is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
East has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Buckshank has his foot on East's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. East works his way back into a safe position though.
East wants to control from the top but Buckshank keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
East got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buckshank has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, East has managed to get both his arms back between Buckshank's legs - danger averted.
East preventing the sweep.
East wants to control from the top but Buckshank keeps moving.
East stopping the sweep attempt from Buckshank.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Buckshank throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Buckshank explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
East moves forwards but Buckshank connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buckshank swinging wildly here.
Buckshank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
East takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
East moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBuckshank.
Buckshank dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on East. That did some damage!
East cracks Buckshank with a right hand to the side of the head.
East looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
East looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
East backing away here, and Buckshank unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
East fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gwegowy East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
East with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buckshank to score with a decent uppercut.
Buckshank comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buckshank slips a jab and a cross from East.
Buckshank pushes East away with a front kick.
East is breathing heavily.
East walks into a left hand.
Buckshank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from East.
Buckshank lands a front kick.
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!
Buckshank cracks East with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! East looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Buckshank finish him?
East is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckshank connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh East is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! East crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Buckshank - the referee stops the clock and East gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Buckshank. East manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Buckshank flashes East a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. East's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. East crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Buckshank punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ozamataz Buckshank!
Ozamataz Buckshank very nearly forgot to thank Flying Knee Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andro Juricic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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218 lbs
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218 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andro Juricic!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juricic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Collins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juricic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juricic.
Juricic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collins.
Juricic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juricic defending well as Collins loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Juricic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Collins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Juricic finds it's way round the side to connect with Collins's head.
Collins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juricic moves away from the strike by Collins.
Juricic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Juricic just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins misses with a hook. Juricic ducked under it nicely.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Juricic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Juricic blocks a jab.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juricic walks into a left hand.
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!
Juricic feints a jab promting Collins to slip. Juricic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Collins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Juricic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Juricic moved out of range nicely.
Collins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Juricic defends well and Collins ends up having to push Juricic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Juricic scores with a shot to the body.
Collins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Collins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Decent striking displayed by Juricic there.
Collins throws a right hand that Juricic ducks under and follows up with a left that Juricic also avoids with ease.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Juricic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Juricic.
Juricic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Juricic misses with a hook
and Collins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Juricic won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juricic is looking to regain half guard here but Collins keeps moving and retains side control.
Juricic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Juricic taking some punishment here, with Collins in his half guard.
Juricic has hold of Collins's hands but Collins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Collins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Collins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juricic trying to control but Collins postures up.
Collins is trying to work for a kimura but Juricic is defending well.
Juricic wants to get back to his feet.
Collins winds up and cracks Juricic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Juricic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collins postures up and lands a big shot to Juricic's brow.
Juricic looking to control.
Collins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Collins chips away with some ground and pound.
Juricic working a defensive guard here.
Collins looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a couple of digs.
Juricic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juricic has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Juricic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Collins 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.
Collins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Juricic has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Collins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've been hearing that Collins has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Juricic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Collins postures up in Juricic's guard and throws a big left but Juricic blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juricic wants to sweep but no luck.
Collins chips away with some ground and pound.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Juricic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Juricic has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Collins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Collins cracks Juricic with a solid left hand.
Collins throws an elbow that misses. Juricic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collins's guard. Nice move by Juricic!
Juricic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juricic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collins throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Juricic with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andro Juricic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Collins shoots in looking for a takedown. Juricic tries to sprawl out of it but Collins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Juricic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Juricic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
Jab by Juricic.
Juricic thuds a left hand into Collins's body.
Collins misses with a right hand
and Juricic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juricic cracks Collins with a good jab.
Andro Juricic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juricic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Juricic drops his hands momentarily and Collins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juricic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Juricic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juricic digs a good body shot into Collins's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Collins throws a right hand that Juricic ducks under and follows up with a left that Juricic also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Juricic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Juricic.
Juricic digs a good body shot into Collins's ribs.
Juricic clobbers Collins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Juricic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juricic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Juricic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Collins at a distance.
Juricic takes a swing at Collins's ribcage but misses.
Juricic slips a straight right by Collins.
Juricic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vince Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but Juricic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juricic dips to his left and cracks Collins with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins looks to land a left hand but Juricic moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Juricic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Collins connects with a jab.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juricic.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Juricic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collins tries to work over Juricic's front leg with a kick but Juricic checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Collins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Juricic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collins.
Juricic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Collins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Collins throws a hook to the side of Juricic's head but Juricic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juricic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Juricic misses with a body shot.
Collins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Juricic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Collins's head backwards.
Juricic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Collins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Collins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Collins misses with a hook.
Collins tries to clinch
and Juricic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juricic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juricic moves out of range of the strikes.
Juricic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juricic moves away from the strike by Collins.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Juricic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Juricic misses.
Juricic lands a body shot.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and Juricic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Juricic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Collins rather than just go for the knockout.
Collins misses with a takedown
and Juricic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Collins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juricic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Juricic lands the left hand.
Juricic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Juricic.
Juricic lands a nice looking body shot.
Juricic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Juricic counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Collins misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Juricic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juricic unleashes a big counter combination but Collins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Collins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juricic misses with a left hand
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
Juricic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Collins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juricic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Collins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Juricic.
Nice shot by Juricic.
Juricic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Collins doesn't seem bothered though.
Collins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Juricic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Juricic.
Collins cracks Juricic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Juricic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juricic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Juricic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Collins misses the jab.
Juricic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andro Juricic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Juricic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Juricic.
Juricic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Juricic throws a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Juricic checks a leg kick.
Juricic jabs at Collins's body.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Juricic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juricic dodges the punch combination from Collins.
A big right from Collins misses.
Juricic throws a shot to the body.
Juricic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Collins or perhaps it was just good defense by Juricic, which made it look bad.
Collins slips a straight right by Juricic.
Collins throws a leg kick but Juricic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Juricic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Collins's head.
Juricic throws a shot from downtown. Collins moves away and avoids it.
Collins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Juricic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juricic jabs at Collins's body.
Juricic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Collins takes one to the chin there.
Andro Juricic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Collins misses.
Collins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Collins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juricic wants to stand and escape but Collins is having none of it.
Juricic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Collins passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juricic wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Collins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Juricic keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Collins working over Juricic with some ground and pound. Juricic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Juricic wants to get back to his feet.
Juricic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Collins pulls his head out easily.
Collins misses with a head shot. Juricic uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juricic keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Collins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Collins landing some decent shots from guard.
Juricic has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Collins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Collins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juricic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collins defends well.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Juricic is keeping the position.
Juricic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Collins is controlling him.
Vince Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control but Juricic is working from the bottom.
Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Collins passes Juricic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Juricic is trying to stand.
Collins lands strikes from half guard.
Collins wants to free his trapped foot but Juricic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Collins is working for a kimura but Juricic is defending it quite comfortably.
Andro Juricic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Juricic to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andro Juricic.
I've got Juricic 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andro Juricic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evan Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Pavelic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pavelic's waist but Pavelic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Pavelic avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavelic manages to avoid it.
Pavelic throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
It looks like Evan Thomas has been cut.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Pavelic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pavelic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pavelic.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pavelic but Pavelic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pavelic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pavelic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Pavelic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavelic scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pavelic lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Pavelic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a body punch but Pavelic moves out of range.
Pavelic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pavelic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pavelic.
Pavelic blocks a low kick nicely.
Evan Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavelic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pavelic. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Pavelic blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Pavelic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pavelic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pavelic lands a high kick!
Pavelic moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Pavelic slips under a jab.
Pavelic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Pavelic.
Pavelic's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pavelic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pavelic connects with a body shot.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pavelic.
Thomas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Pavelic to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pavelic.
Pavelic connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Pavelic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pavelic misses with a head kick.
Pavelic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Pavelic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pavelic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas swings for the body but Pavelic moves out of range.
Pavelic moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
Pavelic manages to break the clinch.
Pavelic clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Pavelic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Pavelic throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pavelic.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Pavelic feints a counter leg kick.
Pavelic thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pavelic. Pavelic obviously looking to wear him down.
Pavelic connects with an inside leg kick.
Pavelic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Pavelic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ante Pavelic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pavelic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Pavelic shows good takedown defense.
Pavelic closes the distance and clinches.
Pavelic scores a nice knee to the body.
Pavelic tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pavelic lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavelic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Evan Thomas's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pavelic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Pavelic stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pavelic. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Pavelic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas is looking to wear down Pavelic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas dives in for a single leg takedown but Pavelic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Pavelic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pavelic cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pavelic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Pavelic had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Pavelic moves out of range easily.
That kick from Pavelic tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Thomas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pavelic to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Pavelic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Thomas's cut.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas throws a jab when Pavelic was well out of range.
Pavelic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavelic feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Pavelic sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pavelic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pavelic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws a body punch but Pavelic moves out of range.
Pavelic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Pavelic.
Good work by Pavelic as he checks the leg kick.
Pavelic with a hook.
Pavelic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pavelic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavelic lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Thomas walks into a jab.
Thomas looking to score a takedown here. Pavelic is defending well but Thomas drives through and ends up in Pavelic's guard.
Pavelic keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Pavelic blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas forces his way into half guard.
Pavelic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thomas.
Pavelic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pavelic is looking to escape.
Pavelic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas lands a head kick. Pavelic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pavelic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Pavelic cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Ante Pavelic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pavelic as he avoids it easily.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas backing away here, and Pavelic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pavelic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Pavelic counters with a left to the body.
Pavelic lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pavelic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Pavelic.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pavelic counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pavelic. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Pavelic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Pavelic slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pavelic.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavelic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pavelic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pavelic lands with a right to the head.
Pavelic lands a nice knee to the body.
Pavelic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Pavelic tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pavelic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pavelic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thomas swings for the body but Pavelic moves out of range.
Pavelic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Good leg kick by Pavelic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pavelic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pavelic throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
Pavelic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Evan Thomas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Pavelic! Thomas is out on his feet! Pavelic rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Thomas is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Thomas is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Pavelic!
Post fight, Ante Pavelic stared into the camera and said 'ZA DOM SPREMNI'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore has chosen Lyin' Ass Bitch by Fishbone as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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183 lbs
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176 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
8 - 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
Moore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Locke.
Angelo Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moore forces Locke back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Locke as Moore tries to tie him up.
Locke misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
Locke is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Locke throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Locke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Locke avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Locke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Locke lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
Locke throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore avoiding damage.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Moore's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Locke avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Locke scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore is trying to maintain a safe position but Locke gets an underhook and turns Moore into the cage.
Locke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moore taking a breather.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Moore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Locke improves position.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke has Moore pushed against the cage.
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Locke prevents a body shot from Moore.
A hook to the body from Moore.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Locke tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Locke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moore can turn it around.
Moore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore is looking to control Locke's arms but Locke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Locke lands with a short shot to the head.
Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moore.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore stalling.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Locke.
Locke blocks a body shot from Moore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore swings for the body but Locke moves out of range.
Locke tries to clinch up.
Locke misses with a wild body shot.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Locke has time to react.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Locke loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Locke throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Locke at a distance.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore closes the distance and pushes Locke back into the cage.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Locke working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Locke misses with the head strike.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Locke.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John Locke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Locke misses with a punch on the inside.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke prevents a body shot from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Locke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Locke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Locke pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore leaning his opponent against the cage.
Locke tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Locke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore cracks Locke with a nice body shot.
Locke stalling against the cage.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Locke tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore tries to break free but Locke pushes him back against the cage.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Locke blocks a body shot from Moore.
Moore wants to break free but Locke has control.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Locke fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Locke.
Locke swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Moore.
Locke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Locke.
Locke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Locke tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Locke swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore blocks a body shot from Locke.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Locke is controlling him.
Locke tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke digs a right hand into Moore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moore's gas tank.
Locke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Moore swings for the body but Locke moves out of range.
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore takes the fight into the clinch.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Locke fails to land.
Moore prevents a body shot from Locke.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Locke misses with a punch on the inside.
Locke trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Locke.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Moore prevents a body shot from Locke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Locke.
Locke lands with a left to the head.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Locke.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Locke stalling against the cage.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke misses with some punches.
Locke is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moore is trying to push Locke away but Locke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Locke prevents a body shot from Moore.
Moore blocks a body shot from Locke.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore prevents a body shot from Locke.
Locke is working Moore over against the cage.
Locke misses with some punches.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore blocks a body shot from Locke.
Moore leaning against his opponent.
Angelo Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Locke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Locke misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Locke throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Locke has the dominant position.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
A short left from Locke.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Locke lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
John Locke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Locke is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Locke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Locke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Locke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yasuhiro Akagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kami Kazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akagi comes into the arena with Nash the Slash - American Band blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasuhiro Akagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kami Kazi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kazi misses with a combination
and Akagi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kazi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Akagi throws a wild body kick that Kazi sees coming a mile off.
Akagi avoids the head kick by Kazi.
Akagi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akagi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kazi back to the cage. Akagi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kazi throws a sloppy head kick and Akagi moves out of range easily.
Kazi throws a hook to the side of Akagi's head but Akagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazi throws a jab but it's blocked by Akagi.
Kazi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akagi.
Akagi cracks Kazi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kazi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Akagi finish him?
Kazi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akagi misses with an uppercut. Kazi saw that one coming.
Kazi misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagi darts in and clinches Kazi up against the cage.
Akagi digs a right hand underneath Kazi's ribcage. Kazi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kazi blocks a body shot from Akagi.
Akagi misses with a body punch.
Akagi keeps control of Kazi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Akagi lands a right hand.
Akagi tries to work over Kazi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akagi tries a body shot but Kazi blocks it.
Akagi misses with a body punch.
Akagi stalling against the cage.
Akagi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kazi or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akagi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akagi can't find room to land a body shot as Kazi controls the action.
Kazi blocks an uppercut.
Akagi gets through Kazi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kazi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akagi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akagi misses with a low kick.
Akagi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akagi throws a jab when Kazi was well out of range.
Kazi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akagi is looking to land body kicks.
Akagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akagi.
Kazi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kazi throws a push kick but Akagi slaps the foot to one side.
Akagi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akagi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kazi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akagi with a nice cross.
Kazi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Akagi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Akagi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Akagi checks a low kick from Kazi.
Akagi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kazi misses with a low kick.
Kazi looks for the body kick but Akagi saw that one coming.
Kazi misses with a body kick.
Kazi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kazi misses its intended target.
Akagi throws a body shot but no joy.
Akagi throws a series of punches but Kazi avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kazi.
Kazi needs to keep his hands up - Akagi had a free shot at his head there.
Akagi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good work by Kazi as he checks the leg kick.
Kazi throws a fast counter high kick but Akagi manages to duck under it in time.
Akagi misses with a hook.
Kazi walks into a straight right hand from Akagi.
Kazi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazi throws a body kick that misses
and Akagi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kazi! Akagi lets Kazi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kazi is still on wobbly legs! Can Akagi finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akagi cracks Kazi with a hook to the temple - Kazi is on wobbly legs here! Akagi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kazi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Akagi wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yasuhiro Akagi!
Yasuhiro Akagi is the new welterweight champion!
Yasuhiro Akagi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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