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AFC Bravo vs Allakaev PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
0 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Hates pizza |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viktor Mikhailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny White!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White closes the distance but Mikhailov moves to the side
and Mikhailov counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
Mikhailov 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.
Mikhailov is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailov throws a big elbow that misses.
Mikhailov controlling from the top position.
Mikhailov lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mikhailov 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.
Mikhailov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!
Sonny White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mikhailov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikhailov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mikhailov moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two 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.
Mikhailov takes an elbow to the temple.
Mikhailov jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
White is sitting in close to Mikhailov's body. Mikhailov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! White is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, White is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mikhailov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Viktor Mikhailov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Markham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Carruthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Markham!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carruthers connects with a single shot there.
Carruthers throws a solid leg kick but Markham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carruthers.
Carruthers works the jab nicely.
Markham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carruthers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Markham is looking to clinch.
Markham forces Carruthers back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Carruthers.
Carruthers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Markham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carruthers's efforts to push away.
Carruthers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carruthers is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carruthers avoids the elbow strike from Markham, against the cage.
Markham is trying to pull guard but Carruthers has him pressed against the cage.
Markham breaks the clinch.
Markham shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Markham prevents Carruthers from improving his position.
Carruthers has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Markham is on him like a limpet, forcing Carruthers back against the cage.
Markham is looking to take this one to the mat.
Markham prevents Carruthers from breaking the clinch.
Carruthers is trying to force a seperation but Markham has the dominant position.
Carruthers is trying to break the clinch but Markham is controlling him.
Markham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Markham tries to close the distance and clinch but Carruthers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers scores with a shot to the body.
Markham wants to clinch.
Carruthers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carruthers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Markham is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carruthers's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carruthers tries to get to full guard but Markham has control of the leg.
Carruthers is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markham decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers lands a slapping body shot.
Markham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carruthers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimmy Carruthers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markham dives in and grabs Carruthers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carruthers pushes down on Markham's head and hops out.
Jimmy Carruthers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Markham.
A head kick by Markham misses
and Carruthers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carruthers jabs Markham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carruthers gets caught flat footed, as Markham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Markham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Markham looks winded!
Markham tries to free his leg and advance position but Carruthers is retaining full guard.
Carruthers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Markham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carruthers trying to keep a closed guard but Markham is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers is really struggling to control Markham but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Markham controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carruthers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carruthers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Markham clinches up with Carruthers and pushes him back against the cage.
Carruthers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carruthers is trying to push Markham away but Markham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Carruthers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carruthers throws a chopping leg kick but Markham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Markham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carruthers circles away quickly and effectively.
Markham is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carruthers.
Markham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carruthers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carruthers is trying to control Markham's posture but Markham avoids it.
Carruthers tries to bench press Markham off him but Markham keeps the position.
Carruthers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markham can do to turn this around?
Carruthers is working hard here to advance position.
Markham advances to mount.
Carruthers wants to control but Markham is having none of it.
Markham raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Markham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carruthers's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Carruthers tries to improve his position but instead Markham has taken his back!
Carruthers is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Markham is not going to allow Carruthers to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markham trying to control momentarily.
Carruthers trying to control the action but Markham just sinks the hooks in.
Markham controls the position.
Will Markham go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Markham is not going to allow Carruthers to sit and survive in this position.
Markham has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markham punishes Carruthers with strikes from the back mount.
Markham slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Carruthers rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Carruthers trying to hold on to Markham's head to control him but Markham postures up.
Markham is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Markham is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Markham there.
Carruthers is looking for a sweep. Markham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Markham is thwarting Carruthers's attempts to control the position.
Markham performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Markham 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.
Donald Markham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carruthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markham moves away.
Markham lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carruthers is looking to wear down Markham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Markham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carruthers sprawls well. Carruthers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Markham gets slowly back to his feet.
Carruthers tries to bum rush Markham with a series of wild strikes but Markham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Markham's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Markham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carruthers is fending him off so far but Markham persists. Nope, Carruthers circles away and we're back to standing.
Carruthers cracks Markham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Markham looks for a takedown but Carruthers sprawls well.
Jimmy Carruthers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Markham.
Markham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carruthers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carruthers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donald Markham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Markham or perhaps it was just good defense by Carruthers, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Carruthers misses
and Markham counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carruthers!
Markham stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Markham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Markham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the liver by Carruthers. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Carruthers.
Carruthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carruthers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carruthers throws a front kick aimed at Markham's knee but Markham avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carruthers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Markham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carruthers, right into the meat.
Markham misses with an uppercut.
Carruthers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Markham shoots for a takedown but Carruthers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carruthers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carruthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Markham takes one to the chin there.
Carruthers misses with a low kick.
Carruthers stuffs the takedown attempt from Markham. Markham gets slowly back to his feet.
Carruthers lands with a right hand.
Markham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Carruthers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carruthers lands a nice hook to Markham's body. Markham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carruthers throws a chopping leg kick but Markham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carruthers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markham moves into range and clinches up with Carruthers.
Markham is trying to pull guard but Carruthers has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Carruthers.
Carruthers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Markham manages to break the clinch.
Carruthers jabs Markham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carruthers lands a two punch combo.
Markham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carruthers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carruthers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Markham tries to clinch up
and Carruthers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jimmy Carruthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers tries to score with a low kick but Markham moves his leg out of the way.
Carruthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Markham.
Markham moves in looking to clinch but Carruthers pushes him off.
Carruthers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Carruthers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carruthers throws a right hand that Markham ducks under and follows up with a left that Markham also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carruthers is fending him off so far but Markham persists. Nope, Carruthers circles away and we're back to standing.
Markham takes a swing at Carruthers's ribcage but misses.
Carruthers is looking for a counter combo.
Carruthers lands a nice looking body shot.
Carruthers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Markham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carruthers is out of range.
Carruthers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Markham's sensitive parts.
Carruthers jabs Markham right on the nose. Markham blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Carruthers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carruthers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Carruthers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Manson's defenses.
Manson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown jabs Manson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Manson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Manson tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown is looking to clinch but Manson is avoiding it.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Manson pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Manson, which made it look bad.
Manson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Eric Brown has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Manson. Manson gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Manson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manson goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown wants to clinch.
As Brown looks to move away, Manson throws a big counter combo but Brown just gets out of the way.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Manson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Manson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't get the takedown.
Manson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manson wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown gets caught flat footed, as Manson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Manson doesn't defend quickly enough and Brown has managed to lock this one up! Can Manson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Brown on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eric Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Franco (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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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Franco!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco gets the takedown into side control.
Cathaway tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Franco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Franco working away.
Franco controls the position.
Franco decides to stand back up. Franco steps back and let's Cathaway get back to his feet.
Franco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cathaway tries to counter with a takedown but Franco is quick to defend against it.
Cathaway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cathaway.
A low kick from Cathaway is predictable there
and Franco counters with a left and a right that stings Cathaway.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cathaway lands an overhand right.
Franco misses with an uppercut
and Cathaway counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Franco wants to get back to his feet but Cathaway passes into half guard.
Cathaway wants to work for an arm triangle but Franco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Franco trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Franco!
Franco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cathaway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cathaway thowing shots but they're missing.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cathaway has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Franco slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cathaway tries to pass the half guard into mount. Franco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cathaway controlling the action here.
Franco is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cathaway continues to stall.
Franco trying to control but Cathaway postures up.
Cathaway uses his free foot to push down on Franco's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Franco.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cathaway content just to control the position here.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco gets back to half guard.
Franco is refusing to be controlled, as Cathaway sits in half guard.
Cathaway wants to free his trapped foot but Franco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Franco is looking to improve his position.
Franco looks like he's trying to stand up.
Franco wants to improve his position but Cathaway is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cathaway seems to be working for a kimura but Franco defends the submission attempt.
Cathaway trying to control the action but Franco is working from the bottom.
Cathaway maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Franco could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Cathaway has cracked it and Franco is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Cathaway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Cathaway!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonzo Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bison!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bison is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Bison circles away and we're back to standing.
Green throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bison counters with a thumping low kick.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Bison tries to counter with a clinch but Green shakes him off and moves away.
Bison moves into the clinch.
Bison lands a knee to the body.
Green takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bison is struggling to control the position.
Bison lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bison stalling.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
Bison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bison - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bison prevents the takedown attempt.
Green has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bison after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bison stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Green holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Green is trying to force a seperation but Bison has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Green letting Bison take a breather here.
Bison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Bison.
Green jumps guard but Bison turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Green tries for a takedown but Bison manages to get underhooks.
Bison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Green is breathing heavily.
Bison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bison controlling the action here for a moment.
Bison working Green over with knees to the body.
Bison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.
Bison stalling.
Bison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bison stalls.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bison takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Green takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bison.
Bison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Green.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Bison scores a nice knee to the body.
Bison crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
Bison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison stalling.
Bison lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Bison.
Green takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bison lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.
Bison is pushing Green up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bison taking a breather.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Green drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bison moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bison lands a good knee to the midsection. Green won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bison.
Bison misses with an elbow over the top.
Bison landing knees to the body.
Bison slows down the pace here.
Bison lands a nice elbow.
Green drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bison pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bison.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bison, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Green misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Green sets himself, and Bison steps forward looking for the clinch! Green avoids it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Green finds it's target.
Bison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bison closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Green lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.
It looks like Alonzo Green has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bison just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bison - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bison keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Green takes an elbow to the temple.
Green blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bison lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands a good knee to the midsection. Green won't want to take too many of those.
Green is looking to control Bison's arms but Bison gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
Bison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bison scores a nice knee to the body.
Bison lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Bison lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Green avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Bison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.
Bison avoiding damage.
Green has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bison.
Bison lands a nice elbow.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison just leaning against Green, taking a breather.
Bison crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
Green takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bison stalls.
Bison working Green over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bison lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bison.
Green is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bison holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Green's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Green takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bison wants it to stay on the feet.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bison.
Bison throws a head kick that half lands.
Bison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Green.
Green takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green shoots in and drives through. Bison sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bison scores a nice knee to the body.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
Bison lands a nice elbow.
Bison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bison lands a knee to the body.
Bison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bison.
Bison effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison is pushing Green up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bison slows down the pace here.
Bison lands a damaging elbow.
Bison has Green pressed against the cage.
Bison avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Bison.
Bison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bison wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Bison responds with a good body kick, but Green manages to step out the way in time.
Green wants to clinch.
Bison connects with an inside leg kick.
Tony Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bison.
Green takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tony Bison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bison avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Green on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bison.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bison. Green shrugs it off though.
Bison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bison throws a big counter head kick but Green avoids it with no problem.
Bison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bison scores with a head kick. Green tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bison!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sergeant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Como (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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139 lbs
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143 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sergeant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Como!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Como fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sergeant clobbers Como with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Como is looking to score with low kicks.
Sergeant attempts a counter takedown but Como avoids it well and moves away.
Sergeant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Como plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sergeant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Como.
Sergeant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Como steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sergeant.
Sergeant throws a right hand that Como ducks under and follows up with a left that Como also avoids with ease.
Sergeant closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sergeant lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Como is trying to control the position but Sergeant postures up.
Como tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Como is trying to keep Sergeant in close.
Sergeant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Como avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Como looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sergeant puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sergeant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Como is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sergeant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Como is trying to stand up here but Sergeant is controlling him well.
Sergeant tries to pass to full mount but Como defends it.
Como trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sergeant in particular looking to stall.
Como wants to control but Sergeant passes into side.
Como tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sergeant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sergeant content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sergeant landing a few strikes.
Como takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Como takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Como tries to bench press Sergeant off him but Sergeant keeps the position.
Sergeant controls the position.
Sergeant tries to advance to mount but Como denies him.
Sergeant 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.
Como taking a bit of punishment here - Sergeant scoring with strikes.
Sergeant in side control lands a decent elbow.
Como is trying to control Sergeant's posture but Sergeant avoids it.
Como looks to move to half guard but instead Sergeant has passed into mount! Damn!
Sergeant unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Como regains half guard.
Como desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sergeant drops an elbow to the side of Como's head.
Sergeant is thwarting Como's attempts to control the position.
Sergeant is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sergeant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Como lands a nice looking body shot.
Como connects with a body shot.
Como throws the kick towards the body but Sergeant avoids it.
Sergeant gets a double leg takedown into Como's guard.
Como is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sergeant is controlling him.
Como looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Como wants to stand up but Sergeant is controlling him.
Como wants to sweep here but Sergeant controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Como is trying to control the position but Sergeant postures up.
Como looking for a sweep. Not yet Como, not yet.
Como looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant stays in close to Como's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sergeant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Como manages to avoid it.
Sergeant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Como misses with a series of wild punches.
Como buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Como throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Como.
Como misses with a low kick.
Sergeant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Como feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sergeant's calf.
Como swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Como throws a right hand that Sergeant ducks under and follows up with a left that Sergeant also avoids with ease.
Como connects with a body shot that sends Sergeant's belly button to the back.
Como gets caught flat footed, as Sergeant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Como is wriggling around but Sergeant manages to pass to half guard.
Dan Sergeant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Como is breathing heavily.
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!
Sergeant slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Sergeant.
Como has hold of Sergeant's hands but Sergeant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sergeant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Como tries to get to full guard but Sergeant has control of the leg.
Sergeant content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sergeant continues to hold on tight.
Sergeant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Como has a hand on Sergeant's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sergeant takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sergeant lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sergeant avoids the attempt from Como to control.
Sergeant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Como can do to turn this around?
Sergeant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Como working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sergeant cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Como is rocked!
Sergeant lands a big shot to the head and Como winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Sergeant!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Lestrange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Whittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Lestrange!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whittaker.
Whittaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whittaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robert Whittaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lestrange moves out of range of the body kick from Whittaker.
Whittaker blocks a head kick by Lestrange.
Whittaker misses the shot to the body.
Lestrange moves out of range as Whittaker throws a body kick.
Whittaker misses the shot to the body.
Whittaker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lestrange lands a body shot.
Whittaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lestrange steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lestrange.
Whittaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whittaker swinging wildly here.
Lestrange lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whittaker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lestrange shoots for a takedown but Whittaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whittaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lestrange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whittaker. Lestrange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lestrange dives in and grabs Whittaker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whittaker pushes down on Lestrange's head and hops out.
Lestrange slips a jab and a cross from Whittaker.
Lestrange is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whittaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lestrange is defended easily by Whittaker.
Robert Whittaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Lestrange.
Lestrange scores with a takedown into Whittaker's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whittaker is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lestrange presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker is trying to force a seperation but Lestrange has the dominant position.
Whittaker is trying to push Lestrange away but Lestrange has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whittaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lestrange is looking for a takedown.
Whittaker working hard to break the clinch.
Whittaker is trying to push Lestrange away but Lestrange has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whittaker is trying to stall.
Lestrange tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lestrange has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Whittaker after a bit of a struggle.
Lestrange breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whittaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whittaker wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lestrange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whittaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lestrange was well out of range. Poor timing from Whittaker.
Whittaker leaves Lestrange with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whittaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Lestrange slips a straight right by Whittaker.
Whittaker 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.
Robert Whittaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whittaker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lestrange counters with a good low kick that Whittaker was not able to check.
Whittaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lestrange is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Whittaker misses.
Lestrange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whittaker throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Whittaker.
Lestrange checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker throws a solid leg kick but Lestrange takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whittaker.
Whittaker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Whittaker leaves Lestrange with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lestrange shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whittaker as he jumps to the side.
Lestrange dives in and grabs Whittaker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whittaker pushes down on Lestrange's head and hops out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whittaker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whittaker keeps Lestrange at a distance using the push kick.
Whittaker misses with a head kick.
Whittaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Lestrange counters with a head kick.
Whittaker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whittaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whittaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lestrange moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Whittaker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Whittaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lestrange has Whittaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Whittaker is trying to stall.
Lestrange manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Whittaker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whittaker stands up and waves to Lestrange to follow him.
Whittaker misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lestrange shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whittaker but Whittaker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lestrange uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whittaker.
Whittaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lestrange looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fred Lestrange is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whittaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lestrange tries to counter by closing the distance.
Whittaker checks a low kick from Lestrange.
Whittaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whittaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whittaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lestrange misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whittaker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Whittaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lestrange. Lestrange circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whittaker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lestrange counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Whittaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lestrange can do to turn this around?
Lestrange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whittaker manages to avoid it.
Whittaker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lestrange appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lestrange fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whittaker avoids it really well and circles away.
Robert Whittaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Lestrange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lestrange. That did some damage!
Lestrange blocks a head kick by Whittaker.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whittaker.
Lestrange avoids the head kick by Whittaker.
Whittaker sets himself, and Lestrange steps forward looking for the clinch! Whittaker avoids it this time.
Lestrange fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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!
Whittaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whittaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whittaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whittaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whittaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whittaker lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Whittaker as Lestrange shoots in.
Whittaker lands a jab.
Lestrange shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whittaker 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.
Whittaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lestrange scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lestrange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lestrange shoots in looking for a takedown but Whittaker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lestrange's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Whittaker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lestrange takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slow jab from Whittaker misses its intended target.
Lestrange tries to close the distance and clinch but Whittaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whittaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Lestrange is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lestrange blocks a head kick by Whittaker.
Lestrange instigates a clinch.
Lestrange pulls guard effortlessly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lestrange wants to improve his position but instead Whittaker has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Whittaker in particular looking to stall.
Lestrange tries to get to full guard but Whittaker has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Whittaker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Whittaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whittaker misses with a wild body shot.
Whittaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whittaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lestrange has managed to clinch.
Whittaker can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Whittaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whittaker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lestrange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lestrange has Whittaker pressed against the cage, preventing Whittaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lestrange is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whittaker is defending well for now.
Lestrange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whittaker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Whittaker looks for the body kick but Lestrange saw that one coming.
Whittaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lestrange.
Robert Whittaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Lestrange.
Lestrange takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lestrange blocks a head kick by Whittaker.
Lestrange takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Whittaker throws a chopping leg kick but Lestrange manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lestrange lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lestrange tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lestrange.
A punch lands to the side of Lestrange 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lestrange shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whittaker throwing a counter right hand but Lestrange manages to avoid it.
Whittaker misses with a body kick.
Whittaker throws a series of punches but Lestrange moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whittaker keeps Lestrange at a distance using the push kick.
Whittaker lands a nice shot that snaps Lestrange's head back.
A head kick misses from Whittaker.
Whittaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Whittaker.
Whittaker throws a push kick but Lestrange slaps the foot to one side.
Whittaker throws a hook but Lestrange blocks it.
Lestrange has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whittaker.
Lestrange darts in and clinches Whittaker up against the cage.
Whittaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Lestrange has double underhooks.
Lestrange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whittaker keeps Lestrange at a distance using the push kick.
Lestrange shoots for a double leg takedown but Whittaker sprawls well. He's pushed Lestrange's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whittaker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lestrange just manages to avoid it.
Whittaker wants to slow Lestrange down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lestrange avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lestrange wants to counter with a clinch but Whittaker pushes him away.
Lestrange shoots in for a takedown but Whittaker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Whittaker throws a sloppy head kick and Lestrange moves out of range easily.
Whittaker tries a low kick but Lestrange avoids it.
Lestrange unleashes a big counter combination but Whittaker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Whittaker scores with a jab to the head.
Lestrange avoids the head kick by Whittaker.
Whittaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lestrange moves away.
Lestrange raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lestrange or perhaps it was just good defense by Whittaker, which made it look bad.
Lestrange closes the distance and pushes Whittaker back into the cage.
Lestrange is working for takedown but Whittaker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Whittaker stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lestrange as Whittaker tries to tie him up.
Lestrange fails to pull guard.
Whittaker is trying to break free.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whittaker is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whittaker.
Whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Lestrange.
Lestrange throws a one two combo.
Fred Lestrange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whittaker throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Whittaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whittaker, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Whittaker!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Oladipo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tripoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Oladipo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Oladipo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Tripoli!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oladipo takes a swing at Tripoli's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Tripoli is predictable there
and Oladipo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tripoli.
Tripoli looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oladipo.
Tripoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oladipo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tripoli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oladipo ducks under a wild hook from Tripoli.
Oladipo is looking for a counter combo.
Oladipo misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oladipo misses with an uppercut.
Oladipo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tripoli throws out a counter right but Oladipo avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Oladipo misses the target.
Tripoli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oladipo.
Oladipo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Oladipo - that landed with a thud.
Tripoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oladipo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tripoli moves away.
Tripoli blocks a jab.
Oladipo backing away here, and Tripoli unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Tripoli misses
and Oladipo counters with a left to the body.
Oladipo misses the shot to the body.
And Tripoli responds with a good body kick, but Oladipo manages to step out the way in time.
Victor Oladipo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tripoli thows a leg kick but Oladipo checks it
and Oladipo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oladipo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oladipo clinches with his opponent.
Tripoli breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tripoli. That's going to slow Oladipo down.
Oladipo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tripoli.
Oladipo moves to clinch but Tripoli breaks away
and Tripoli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripoli lands a nice shot that snaps Oladipo's head back.
Oladipo instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Oladipo.
Tripoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oladipo avoiding damage as Tripoli throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tripoli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oladipo cracks Tripoli with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Oladipo - that landed with a thud.
Oladipo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tripoli backwards.
Tripoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tripoli tries to break the clinch but Oladipo is controlling the position.
Oladipo lands an uppercut.
Tripoli lands with a right to the head.
Oladipo has Tripoli pressed against the cage, preventing Tripoli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oladipo lands a body punch.
Oladipo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oladipo scores with a shoulder strike.
Oladipo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tripoli backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Oladipo.
Oladipo is trying to force a seperation but Tripoli has the dominant position.
A short right from Oladipo.
Oladipo works on Tripoli's body with a couple of short punches.
Oladipo wants to break free but Tripoli has control.
Oladipo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tripoli backwards.
Oladipo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oladipo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tripoli backwards.
Tripoli is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tripoli.
Tripoli is still on wobbly legs! Can Oladipo finish him?
Oladipo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tripoli blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tripoli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tripoli.
Oladipo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oladipo fakes the body blow, causing Tripoli to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Tripoli goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Oladipo!
Victor Oladipo is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Fuller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Fuller.
Fuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuller moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Fuller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fuller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuller drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Fuller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Fuller is struggling to control the position.
Fuller presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Fuller.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuller gets a clinch.
Fuller landing knees to the body.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuller lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Fuller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuller scores with a hook.
Fuller lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Fuller thumps Silva with a low kick.
Fuller cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Fuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Fuller scores with a jab to the head.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fuller.
Jab by Fuller.
Fuller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chris Fuller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller lands a head shot.
Fuller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fuller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Fuller moves out of range easily.
Fuller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fuller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Fuller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fuller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Fuller.
Fuller lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuller lands with a good body shot.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fuller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Fuller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fuller scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fuller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fuller lands an uppercut.
Fuller lands an uppercut.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chris Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fuller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fuller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva letting Fuller take a breather here.
Fuller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fuller pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Fuller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fuller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuller manages to break the clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fuller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fuller scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fuller to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Fuller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fuller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fuller slips a straight right by Silva.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuller.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fuller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fuller just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Fuller.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Fuller pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fuller pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fuller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Fuller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuller connects with the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuller.
Chris Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Fuller lands a right hook to the body.
Adriano Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuller lands a nice looking body shot.
Fuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuller lands a right hook to the body.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuller lands with a good body shot.
Fuller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuller throws a good cross that connects.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuller.
Fuller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fuller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fuller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Fuller.
Fuller forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Fuller.
A short body shot lands from Fuller as the two fighters clinch.
Fuller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuller.
Fuller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fuller's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fuller pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores a nice knee to the body.
Fuller lands an uppercut.
Fuller has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fuller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Fuller had a free shot at his head there.
Fuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuller counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva motions for Fuller to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves forwards but Fuller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva tries for a takedown but Fuller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fuller jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fuller.
Silva throws a hook but Fuller avoids it easily.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fuller.
Fuller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuller feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva swings for the body but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fuller lands a high kick!
Fuller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuller moves into the clinch.
Fuller slows down the pace here.
Fuller lands a body punch.
Silva tries to circle away but Fuller has him pinned against the cage.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.
Fuller breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fuller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fuller clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Fuller lands a knee to the head.
Silva is rocked!
Chris Fuller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Fuller gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Fuller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Fuller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Fuller is controlling the position.
Fuller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fuller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fuller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Fuller.
Fuller is stalling here.
Fuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fuller.
Fuller thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Fuller lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fuller drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuller with a nice cross.
Fuller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fuller, right into the meat.
Fuller avoids the body shot from Silva.
Fuller throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Fuller has managed to clinch.
Fuller lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Fuller lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Fuller.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fuller lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fuller dips a shoulder and cracks Silva with a mighty uppercut! Silva falls back against the cage and Fuller unloads with a barrage of strikes! Silva is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fuller screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Fuller!
Chris Fuller is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Chris Fuller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asker Allakaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asker Allakaev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allakaev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bravo stuns Allakaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bravo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bravo works Allakaev's body with a nice hook.
Bravo cracks Allakaev with a hook to the temple - Allakaev is on wobbly legs here! Bravo swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Allakaev falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bravo wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Bravo!
Johnny Bravo retains his middleweight title!
Johnny Bravo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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